Institute for the Study of Man Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The promotion and exchange of research pertaining to the origin and evolution of man, culture, and society with special focus on the Indo-European language family, primarily by the print & online publication of academic papers in the peer-reviewed, 52-year-old Journal of Indo-European Studies [JIES] and the JIES Monograph Series. It's not possible to accurately estimate the number of scholars and members of the general public who benefit from the organization's publications, because the institution and university libraries that subscribe directly to and purchase these publications allow access to all faculty, students, and visitors. Additionally, the organization offers subscriptions at heavily reduced rates for private individuals. The research published by the organization is also available digitally through contracting consolidators and copyright clearing houses. Moreover, most content is eventually uploaded to open-access sites, available to all in perpetuity.
- Income
- $61,854
- Spending
- $89,526
- Reserves
- 0.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 99%
- Highest pay
- $2,297, director (contractor: typesetting)
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
Weak: 34 out of 100. Higher than 6% of charities in its peer group (social science, under $250k).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 45% of income.
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)
- $55,506 spent. Print & online publication and distribution (through subscriptions and e-consolidators) of Volume 50 3&4 and Volume 51 1&2, as well as preparation of Volume 51 3&4 of The Journal of Indo-European Studies [JIES], ISSN 0092-2323, making scholarly research available to academics, students, and the general public
- $20,591 spent. Publication and distribution (through standing orders and other sales to universities, booksellers, and private individuals) of two new volumes of The Journal of Indo-European Studies [JIES] Monograph Series in both perfect bound and casebound versions: Monograph No. 68 "The Bundahisn - Translated with Commentary" [ISBN 978-0-9983669-3-7 and 978-0-9983669-4-4] and Monograph No. 69 "Tocharica et archaeologica: A Festschrift in Honor of J. P. Mallory" [ISBN 978-0-9983669-6-8 & 978-0-9983669-7-5], making scholarly research available to academics, students, and the general public
- $13,429 spent. Print & digital archival and on-going distribution of academic research, including processing requests for copyright permissions and individual articles: 51 years of The Journal of Indo-European Studies [JIES] content (articles, reviews, In Memoriam pieces), ISSN 0092-2323, providing an open-access full index (jies.org); 71 titles of the JIES Monograph Series, including the 2024 reprinting of pertinent title No. 67 "Revisiting Dispersions: Celtic and Germanic ca. 400 BC - ca. 400 AD, Proceedings of the International Interdisciplinary Conference held at Dolenjski muzej, Novo mesto, Slovenia; October 12th - 14th, 2018, ISBN 978-0-9845353-7-8; Other print resources
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 November 6, 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 January 1976.
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 November 4, 2026.
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