Southern Historical Association

A major scholarly society that advances rigorous research into the history of the American South, anchored by a flagship journal, a large annual meeting, and a family of affiliated organizations.

  • thesha.org
  • Republic
  • Athens, GA
  • Professional and scientific society
  • Read from public sources, Jul 2026
2named by SHA
13named by peers

Financial profile

Southern Historical Association · EIN 61-6030993 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2021$206,487$42,341$164,146$236,885$1,047,508Dec 2021
FY2020$207,148$35,750$106,760$215,218$1,077,906Dec 2020
FY2019$303,513$36,610$146,426$361,626$1,210,295Dec 2019
FY2018$324,446$41,610$180,850$284,132$1,076,294Dec 2018
FY2017$313,293$47,135$186,294$320,575$1,139,630Dec 2017
FY2016$314,807$36,776$188,023$335,517$1,091,011Dec 2016

Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.

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Peer societies

Five societies Southern Historical Association is read alongside.

Who backs SHA

Every company Southern Historical Association names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.

CompanySupport as publishedAlso named by
W. W. Norton & CompanyExhibitorAAP AAR AAG AMS APSA +3
Cultural Resources LLCExhibitorOnly Southern Historical Association, so far
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026

2025 SHA Annual Meeting exhibitors. Read September 27, 2026. Exhibitor index in the 2025 annual meeting program (the 2026 program PDF omits its exhibitor index). University presses, universities and nonprofits omitted; 2026 meeting sponsors were all universities and nonprofits.

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Who backs Southern Historical Association's peers, but not Southern Historical Association

Companies named publicly by at least one of Southern Historical Association's five peer societies, and not found in Southern Historical Association's reviewed public records.

CompanyAHAOAHPeers
GaleSupportingNamed2 of 2
AMNamed1 of 2
Basic BooksNamed1 of 2
Bedford St. Martin’s/Macmillan LearningNamed1 of 2
ClarivateNamed1 of 2
Hachette | Basic BooksNamed1 of 2
Hackett PublishingNamed1 of 2
HarperCollins PublishersNamed1 of 2
HISTORY_LOGO_FULL_COLOR_3D_BLACK_CMYKPlatinum1 of 2
Macmillan LearningNamed1 of 2
Penguin Random HouseNamed1 of 2
ReadexNamed1 of 2
Simon & SchusterNamed1 of 2

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The outside view

A major scholarly society that advances rigorous research into the history of the American South, anchored by a flagship journal, a large annual meeting, and a family of affiliated organizations.

  • Consensus
  • Build
  • Outward
  • Volunteer

Their shape

The Republic

Run by its members, built to outlast them.

The Republic runs like a well-built institution, professional and stable, under the guidance of its members. Its gift is scale and continuity, its challenge is staying close to the grassroots as it grows.

Also reads toward The Guild and The Legacy.

Strengths

→Member voice and public mission stay in healthy balance.
→Open to reform without losing its footing.
→Speaks credibly on behalf of a whole field.

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