Lancaster Historical Society

Analysis

Lancaster Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, NH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2012, 14 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending October 2024, Lancaster Historical Society reported income of $69k and spending of $90k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from October 2022 to October 2024, income grew from $55k to $69k (+25%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Lancaster Historical Society sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 29th percentile within NH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Healing Tree Co ($69k), Izcalli Escvela de LA Raza ($69k) and Sweet Adelines International ($69k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending October 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. At year end it held assets of $347k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $347k.