Hampton Historical Society

Analysis

Hampton Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Hampton, NH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1938, 88 years ago. 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, Hampton Historical Society reported income of $81k and spending of $44k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from October 2022 to October 2024, income grew from $15k to $81k (+438%), an average of +132% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 202%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Hampton Historical Society sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within NH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Izaak Walton League of America Inc ($81k), Society for Commercial Archeology Inc ($81k) and Little League Baseball Inc ($81k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending October 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $492k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $492k.