Barnstable Historical Society

Analysis

Barnstable Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Barnstable, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1991, 35 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, Barnstable Historical Society reported income of $88k and spending of $47k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $74k to $88k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 240%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Barnstable Historical Society sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 41st percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include KB Dance & Performing Arts Inc ($88k), Tosos II Inc ($88k) and Waterworks Theatre Company Inc ($88k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 30% of the total. At year end it held assets of $534k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $534k.