Scituate Historical Society

Analysis

Scituate Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Scituate, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1943, 83 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 June 2023, Scituate Historical Society reported income of $121k and spending of $185k, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $353k to $121k (-66%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Scituate Historical Society sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 48th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Martin Theater Inc ($121k), Marshall County Historical Society Inc ($121k) and Elk Grove Fine Arts Center Inc ($121k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $52k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $33k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 2 employees.