Dorchester Historical Society

Analysis

Dorchester Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Dorchester, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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 (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, Dorchester Historical Society reported income of $88k and spending of $86k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2020 to April 2024, income grew from $66k to $88k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 283%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Dorchester Historical Society sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 41st percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bernard and Shirley Kinsey Foundation for Arts and Education ($88k), Albany Area Arts Council Inc ($88k) and Joshua Glynn Memorial Foundation Inc ($88k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. At year end it held assets of $456k against liabilities of $2,261, net assets of $454k.