New Hampshire Historical Society

Analysis

New Hampshire Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Concord, NH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1945, 81 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, New Hampshire Historical Society reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.5m, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $3.5m to $1.7m (-51%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, New Hampshire Historical Society sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within NH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wepan ($1.7m), The Board of Regents of Gunston Hall Incorporated ($1.7m) and Community Arts Project Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 4.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $259k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $859k. At year end it held assets of $25.8m against liabilities of $546k, net assets of $25.2m. It reported 35 employees.