Manchester Historical Society

Analysis

Manchester Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Manchester, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2000, 26 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 June 2023, Manchester Historical Society reported income of $68k and spending of $77k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $142k to $68k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2021, when income rose by 153%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Manchester Historical Society sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Roots & Heritage Festival Inc ($68k), Latvian Cultural Association Tilts Inc ($68k) and Fire Fighters Historical Preservation Foundation of Missour ($68k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $16k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.9m.