Blandford Historical Society

Analysis

Blandford Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Blandford, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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, Blandford Historical Society reported income of $69k and spending of $79k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $68k to $69k (+1.5%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 246%. Over the whole period it spent 140% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Blandford Historical Society sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Volunteers of America Inc ($69k), First Nations Counseling Ministries ($69k) and Future Problem Solving Program International Inc ($69k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% of the total. At year end it held assets of $900k against liabilities of $93k, net assets of $806k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.