Historical Society of Cheshire Cty

Analysis

Historical Society of Cheshire Cty is a registered charity in United States, based in Keene, NH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1959, 67 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 December 2023, Historical Society of Cheshire Cty reported income of $482k and spending of $649k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $591k to $482k (-18%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Historical Society of Cheshire Cty sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within NH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Diplomacy Center Foundation ($482k), Florence Little Theatre ($482k) and Episcopal Actors Guild of America Inc ($482k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 6.6% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $301k. At year end it held assets of $6.3m against liabilities of $7,823, net assets of $6.3m. It reported 8 employees.