Society for Science and the Public

Education
Washington, District of Columbia
EIN 53-0196483
Tax-exempt since 1922

Firms paid: 3
Fees reported, 2017–2023: $1.7M
Fees reported in 2023: $166K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $63.6M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2023

$165,796 to 1 fundraiser · $165,796 in professional fundraising fees on the return

Fundraisers Society for Science and the Public paid in 2023, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Avalon Consulting GroupDirect responseConsulting	Consulting	$165,796

All firms paid

Fundraisers Society for Science and the Public reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Avalon Consulting GroupDirect response	2017–2023 · 6 years	$1,388,661
Campbell CompanyFull-service fundraising	2017–2019 · 3 years	$338,112
The Stelter CompanyPlanned giving	2018–2019 · 2 years	$11,700

Form 990 Snapshot

Society for Science and the Public's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2023	$63.6M	$56.2M	$3.0M	$166K
2022	$26.0M	$18.2M	$2.7M	$249K
2020	$28.4M	$23.0M	$1.9M	$207K
2019	$26.2M	$20.2M	$1.9M	$299K
2018	$21.1M	$15.3M	$1.9M	$251K
2017	$20.1M	$14.3M	$1.7M	$193K

Fees are what Society for Science and the Public reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.