Chelmsford Historical Society Inc

Analysis

Chelmsford Historical Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Chelmsford, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1965, 61 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 April 2024, Chelmsford Historical Society Inc reported income of $180k and spending of $85k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2020 to April 2024, income grew from $49k to $180k (+268%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Chelmsford Historical Society Inc sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 55th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Raintree Arts Council ($180k), Philadelphia Folklore Project ($180k) and New Dialect ($180k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.0m.