Mission
THE RHETORIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA IS COMMITTED TO PUBLIC FACING RESEARCH TEACHING PROGRAMMING COMMENTARY TRAINING AND ENGAGEMENT IN RHETORICAL STUDIES.
Public Charity
Rhetoric Society of America
Rhetoric Society of America, of EDWARDS, CO, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $400K in revenue, $363K in expenses, $1.5M in total assets. 2 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $52K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 262818438
EDWARDS, CO
Arts Education
NTEE: A25
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$400K
Total Expenses$363K
Total Assets$1.5M
Grant Records2
Funding Total$52K
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Rhetoric Society of America
How Rhetoric Society of America divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$69
Programs
the work itself
$31
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $69 for programs
$50
RSA Institute
$13
RSA offers the fully-funded Waterhouse Emerging Scholars Program and the Lunsford Scholarly Writing Retreat to small groups of graduate students and junior scholars
$6
Publications
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$22,000
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$30,500
Showing up to 5 of 2 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Allison Prasch
DIRECTOR
Amy Young
DIRECTOR
Anita Mixon
DIRECTOR
Erin Rand
President
Gwendolyn Pough
DIRECTOR
Jen Clary-Lemon
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $400K | $363K | $1.5M |
| 2024 | $539K | $473K | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $489K | $387K | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $324K | $531K | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $341K | $194K | $1.2M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $341K to $400K (+17%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.5M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.