Harvard Historical Society

Analysis

Harvard Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Harvard, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1967, 59 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 December 2023, Harvard Historical Society reported income of $91k and spending of $90k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $88k to $91k (+4.2%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Harvard Historical Society sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Indian Culture Society of NJ Inc ($91k), Aaf Roanoke Inc ($91k) and Sault Ste Marie Foundation for Culture and History ($91k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 13% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m.