American Research Center in Bulgaria Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE PURPOSE OF THE AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER IN BULGARIA, INC. (ARCB) IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO: (1) THE AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER IN SOFIA, A NON-PROFIT FOUNDATION ORGANIZED, REGISTERED, AND OPERATING UNDER THE LAWS OF BULGARIA; (2) SUPPORT AMERICAN SCHOLARS AND ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS IN THE FIELD OF THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES IN BULGARIA; (3) FACILITATE COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION BETWEEN SCHOLARS FROM NORTH AMERICA, BULGARIA, AND COUNTRIES FROM SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE (INCLUDING ROMANIA, GREECE, ALBANIA, KOSOVO, MACEDONIA, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO, AND TURKEY).
- Income
- $45,017
- Spending
- $44,778
- Reserves
- 0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $36,482 spent. DURING 2024, THE AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER IN BULGARIA, INC. (ARCB) CONTINUED TO FULFILL ITS MISSION. ARCB SPONSORED PROJECTS AND EVENTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND PROVIDED GRANTS TO ITS PARTNER ORGANIZATION IN BULGARIA, THE AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER IN SOFIA FOUNDATION (ARCS) AS WELL AS THE BULGARIAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION. THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ARCBS SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS: SUPPORT TO THE ARCS ACADEMIC PROGRAM, LIBRARY, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES ARCB PROVIDED GRANTS TO ARCS IN SUPPORT OF ITS VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES, NOTABLY: HOSTING INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS AND STUDENTS AT ITS FACILITIES IN SOFIA AND PROVIDING THEM WITH THE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT NECESSARY TO CONDUCT THEIR RESEARCH IN BULGARIA; MAINTAINING AND ENHANCING ITS UNIQUE LIBRARY COLLECTION, FREELY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC; CONTINUING ITS COOPERATION WITH CULTURAL AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS: O IN THE UNITED STATES, THE ARCB OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS HAD A HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE YEAR, INCLUDING NUMEROUS TRIPS AND EVENTS. IN MARCH, ARCB CO- FOUNDERS DRS. NORA AND KEVIN CLINTON RECEIVED A DONATION OF ARCHIVAL MATERIALS FROM THE VOICE OF AMERICA PERTAINING TO THE COLD WAR AND WERE TREATED TO AN ENGAGING VIP TOUR OF THE VOA BUILDING. THE ARCB DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS CONDUCTED MULTIPLE IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL MEETINGS THROUGHOUT 2024 WITH ARCB FRIENDS AND GUESTS (NOTABLY, PHILIP DIMITROV, ANTONINA DURIDANOVA, ANDREW BERNSTEIN, BEATRICE TOLIDJIAN, CHRISTO MARINOV, MICHAEL GLOUKHOV, DOBRINKA DROUMEVA, CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT, BOYKO ANTONOV, PETE KRISTOFFERSON, AND MANY OTHER ARCB SUPPORTERS). O IN BULGARIA, ARCS AND ARCB CO-SPONSORED VARIOUS CULTURAL EVENTS, INCLUDING A LECTURE IN JUNE BY THE ARCB PRESIDENT DR. NORA CLINTON ON THE HISTORIC ORIGINS OF CAMPUS ANTI-SEMITISM TODAY AND HOW TO DISARM IT. THE LECTURE WAS DELIVERED IN THE PRESTIGIOUS GRAND SALON OF THE BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND CO-SPONSORED BY THE SHALOM ORGANIZATION OF THE JEWS IN BULGARIA.
- $45 spent. PUBLICATIONS ARCS AND ARCB CONTINUED THEIR SUPPORT FOR BOOKS WITH HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE.
- $710 spent. RESEARCH PROJECTS/WEBSITES: ARCB CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE ONLINE PORTAL VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM IN BULGARIA (HTTP://WWW.VICTIMSOFCOMMUNISM.BG/EN/), LAUNCHED BY ARCS IN 2009. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO PREPARE A COMPLETE DATABASE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE SUBJECT TO COMMUNIST TOTALITARIAN REPRESSIONS AND THEIR BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, THUS FILLING A SIGNIFICANT GAP IN OUR HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE. THE INFORMATION FROM THE WEBSITE HAS BEEN SHARED WITH THE BULGARIAN STATE ARCHIVES AND WILL RESULT IN AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE RECORDS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2015.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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