Cambridge Historical Society

Analysis

Cambridge Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Cambridge, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1958, 68 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Cambridge Historical Society reported income of $428k and spending of $271k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $358k to $428k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cambridge Historical Society sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Surfing Heritage Foundation ($428k), Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative Inc ($428k) and Luminary Inc ($428k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $112k (41% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $674k against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $662k. It reported 4 employees.