Wareham Historical Society Inc

Analysis

Wareham Historical Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Wareham, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1963, 63 years ago. 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, Wareham Historical Society Inc reported income of $483k and spending of $20k, leaving 96% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $68k to $483k (+609%), an average of +63% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 3937%. Over the whole period it spent 16% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Wareham Historical Society Inc sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leadership Winston-Salem ($483k), Anchorage Library Foundation ($483k) and World Mind Creation Academy ($483k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.4m.