East Providence Historical Society

Analysis

East Providence Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Rumford, RI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2012, 14 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 December 2023, East Providence Historical Society reported income of $132k and spending of $28k, leaving 79% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $178k to $132k (-26%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 258%. Over the whole period it spent 24% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, East Providence Historical Society sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within RI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include For Love & Art ($132k), Raymer Society for the Preservation of Kansas Art & Culture ($132k) and White Pool House Friends ($132k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $535k against liabilities of $13, net assets of $535k.