Sandwich Historical Society

Analysis

Sandwich Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Sandwich, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1956, 70 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 December 2023, Sandwich Historical Society reported income of $1.2m and spending of $889k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $801k to $1.2m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 60%. 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, Sandwich Historical Society sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Guilford Art Center Inc ($1.2m), National Museum for Civil War Medicine Inc ($1.2m) and Tournament of Bands Music Festival Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $69k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $308k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $145k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 18 employees.