Public Charity

COMITAS INST FOR ANTHROP STUDY INC

COMITAS INST FOR ANTHROP STUDY INC, of NEW YORK, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $401K in revenue, $187K in expenses, $2.2M in total assets.

EIN: 320078139 NEW YORK, NY Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis NTEE: V05 Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$401K

Total Expenses$187K

Total Assets$2.2M

Grant Records0

Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Based at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York, where Lambros Comitas taught for over 50 years, The Comitas Institute has a collaborative mission: (1) to train and prepare researchers in the use of ethnographic field methods, (2) to recognize and support research and applied projects that advance the Institutes vision, and (3) to curate and offer access to the rich body of ethnographic research created by its founder, his colleagues and students. All these objectives endeavor collectively to advance and expand the public face of anthropology.

Where $100 goes at Comitas Inst for Anthrop Study Inc

How Comitas Inst for Anthrop Study Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$51 Programs the work itself

$43 Management running the organization

$6 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $51 for programs

$21

FIELD SCHOOL INSTRUCTION (THREE COURSES IN 2025)The Institute conducted three Field School courses in ethnographic research methods reaching a total of 26 participants

41% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 26 participants; 30 hours of instruction

$16

COMITAS INSTITUTE AWARDS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY FOR APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY:The Institute and its collaborating partner, the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA), invited applications from scholars…

31% of program spending

COMMUNICATIONS, OUTREACH, AND NETWORKING:The Institute formed a Communications Committee and a Networking Committee, both comprising members of its Board of Directors, with staff support provided by the Executive…

18% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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.

Officers & Directors

Vice President Albert Barclay Phd

Director Amina Tawasil Phd

Director Ellen Schnepel Phd

Secretary Jake Homiak Phd

Director Kenneth Broad Phd

Director Kiran Jayaram Phd

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$401K	$187K	$2.2M
2024	$52K	$87K	$1.8M
2023	$1.2M	$61K	$1.7M
2022	$463K	$19K	$513K
2021	$20K	$21K	$72K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $20K to $401K (+1911%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.2M.

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