C19 the Society of Nineteenth Century Americanists
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 452388665
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2020–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Phone
- 9175533404
- Rating
- 83
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Student Sororities, Fraternities
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $15,503
- Expenses
- $35,987
- Assets
- $70,441
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JENNIFER JAMES (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- JENNIFER JAMES (PRESIDENT)
- AUTUMN WOMACK (VICE PRESIDE)
- MARTHA SCHOOLMAN (PROGRAM CHAI)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
C19 the society of nineteenth century americanists is dedicated to promoting the research and study of the nineteenth-century american literature and culture.
What it reported doing in 2025
J19 scholarly journal on topics relating to nineteenth century american culture.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 94
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 29
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 84%; rating input score 84
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -132.1%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.96; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 10.1% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -3.3% per year; rating input score 0; 38th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -5.2% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 84% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $30K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.