American Folklore Society
A scholarly community of folklorists studying and sustaining the world's vernacular culture and traditional expression
Financial profile
American Folklore Society · EIN 23-1627523 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $590,845 | $323,798 | $255,230 | $701,795 | $928,203 | Aug 2023 |
| FY2022 | $1,067,335 | $866,371 | $191,383 | $607,219 | $1,037,162 | Aug 2022 |
| FY2021 | $554,009 | $363,200 | $185,952 | $452,053 | $628,413 | Aug 2021 |
| FY2020 | $303,701 | $150,006 | $152,969 | $380,006 | $527,157 | Aug 2020 |
| FY2019 | $521,769 | $289,205 | $219,984 | $544,191 | $581,234 | Aug 2019 |
| FY2018 | $570,464 | $328,156 | $230,661 | $563,586 | $610,548 | Aug 2018 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies American Folklore Society is read alongside.
WSFS
Western States Folklore Society
A folklore society born in the early 1940s as the California Folklore Society, publishing the quarterly…
FS
The Folklore Society
One of the world's oldest learned societies devoted to the study of folklore, gathering scholars and…
PCA
Popular Culture Association
A big tent for anyone who takes the ordinary culture around us seriously enough to study it
ASA
American Studies Association
The oldest and largest association for the interdisciplinary study of U.S. culture and history in global…
5 companies named
ADS
American Dialect Society
The scholarly society that studies American English and famously names its Word of the Year
Who backs AFS
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
Who backs American Folklore Society's peers, but not American Folklore Society
Companies named publicly by at least one of American Folklore Society's five peer societies, and not found in American Folklore Society's reviewed public records.
| Company | ASA | Peers |
|---|---|---|
| BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC | Named | 1 of 1 |
| INGRAM ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL | Named | 1 of 1 |
| PM PRESS | Named | 1 of 1 |
| THE SCHOLAR’S CHOICE | Named | 1 of 1 |
| THEWRITEPLAN.AI | Named | 1 of 1 |
The outside view
A scholarly community of folklorists studying and sustaining the world's vernacular culture and traditional expression
- Consensus
- Preserve
- Inward
- Volunteer
Their shape
The Guild
Where mastery is the price of belonging.
The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.
Also reads toward The Village and The Parliament.
Strengths
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