Chatham Historical Society Inc

Analysis

Chatham Historical Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Chatham, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1950, 76 years ago. 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, Chatham Historical Society Inc reported income of $511k and spending of $445k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $325k to $511k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Chatham Historical Society Inc sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 71st percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southside Center of Hope ($511k), New York City Historic Properties Fund Inc ($511k) and Whitefish Manor Inc ($511k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 5.4% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $165k. At year end it held assets of $4.8m against liabilities of $5,443, net assets of $4.8m. It reported 6 employees.