Society for American Baseball Research
A society of baseball fans, begun by 16 researchers in Cooperstown in 1971, whose more than 7,700 members and nearly 1,000 volunteers keep the record of the game, from nineteenth century base ball to the data of today's front offices.
Financial profile
Society For American Baseball Research Inc · EIN 52-1234482 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1,470,769 | $779,024 | $627,912 | $1,402,051 | $1,687,709 | Dec 2025 |
| FY2024 | $1,356,777 | $686,518 | $613,149 | $1,252,576 | $1,579,775 | Dec 2024 |
| FY2023 | $1,257,795 | $634,882 | $597,251 | $1,311,743 | $1,447,070 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $1,446,473 | $865,014 | $456,525 | $1,186,600 | $1,453,952 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $1,011,402 | $782,021 | $191,967 | $958,079 | $1,212,023 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $870,260 | $593,476 | $211,610 | $797,103 | $1,012,264 | Dec 2020 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies SABR is read alongside.
NASSS
North American Society for the Sociology of Sport
A scholarly society advancing the sociological study of play, games, sport, and physical culture
2 companies named
NWHF
National Wrestling Hall of Fame
The keeper of wrestling's collective memory, the institution that decides which names and artifacts the sport…
6 companies named
National Genealogical Society
National Genealogical Society
The first national genealogical organization, organized in Washington, DC, in 1903, which gave American…
3 companies named
ANA
American Numismatic Association
The largest community of coin collectors and numismatic enthusiasts in the world, welcoming every level of…
29 companies named
OHA
Oral History Association
The membership organization for people committed to oral history, providing guidelines, a journal…
8 companies named
Who backs SABR
Every company SABR names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Giants | Foundation donor | SFCC |
Sources: 1 published list, read October 2026
2025 Annual Report: Giving Circles and Friends of SABR. Read October 8, 2026. Donors to SABR from January 1 to December 31, 2025, as listed in the 2026 Annual Report.
Who backs SABR's peers, but not SABR
Companies named publicly by at least one of SABR's five peer societies, and not found in SABR's reviewed public records.
| Company | NASSS | NWHF | National Genealogical Society | ANA | OHA | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel DeesPublished as angel dees sponsor logo | Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Art MintPublished as art-mint-sponsor-logo-2 | Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Asset Marketing ServicesPublished as asset marketing services ams sponsor logo (1) | Title Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Chin Music Press | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Cliff Keen | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Coleman FosterPublished as coleman foster sponsor logo | Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Diamond Strategic MetalsPublished as Diamond Strategic Metals Logo | Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Early Cents Auctions | ANA Featured Live Auction Sponsor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| eBayPublished as ebay sponsor logo | Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Germania MintPublished as germania mint sponsor logo | Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| GOVMINTPublished as GOVMINT Logo | Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Heritage AuctionsPublished as Heritage Auction | ANA Event Auction Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Historical Research Associates | Event Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| In God We TrustPublished as in god we trust sponsor logo | Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Kevin Lipton Rare CoinsPublished as kevin-lipton-rare-coins-sponsor-logo-1-1 | Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Larry BriggsPublished as larry briggs sponsor logo | Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Littleton Coin CompanyPublished as Maynard Sundman/Littleton Coin Company Lecture Series | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Lively Roots & Branches | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| MDPI | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Mid-AmericanPublished as mid-american logo | Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Minted AssetsPublished as minted assets sponsor logo | Title Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| NewspaperArchivePublished as NewspaperArchive by Storied | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| NICSPublished as NICS Logo | Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| OnCue Express | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Palgrave Macmillan | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| PAMPPublished as PAMP Logo | Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Perth MintPublished as perth mint sponsor logo (1) | Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| PM Press | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| QCGPublished as QCG-sponsor-logo | Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Resilite | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Rough & Tumble Pub | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Rudis | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| SagePublished as Journal of Sport and Social Issues (JSSI) | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Sesling Precision Group | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| SingleSpeed Brewing Company | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Stack's Bowers | ANA Event Auction Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| T and S CoinsPublished as t-and-s-coins-logo-1 | Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Taylor & Francis | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| TerraNovaPublished as terranova-sponsor-logo | Title Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| TheirStory | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Universal CoinPublished as universal coin sponsor logo | Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| UramPublished as uram-sponsor-logo | Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| US CoinsPublished as US-coins-sponsor-logo | Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| VarderaPublished as Vardera Logo | Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Vivid-Pix | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| WalmartPublished as walmart sponsor logo | Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| West Coast CoinsPublished as west coast coins sponsor logo | Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Yellowblue LED | Named | 1 of 5 |
The outside view
A society of baseball fans, begun by 16 researchers in Cooperstown in 1971, whose more than 7,700 members and nearly 1,000 volunteers keep the record of the game, from nineteenth century base ball to the data of today's front offices.
- Consensus
- Preserve
- Inward
- Volunteer
Their shape
The Village
Where everyone is known by name.
The Village is built on belonging, where everyone knows everyone and relationships are the point. Its gift is loyalty and warmth, its challenge is scaling beyond the intimacy that makes it work.
Also reads toward The Guild and The Legacy.
Strengths
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