Shelton Historical Society Inc

Analysis

Shelton Historical Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Shelton, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1998, 28 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, Shelton Historical Society Inc reported income of $117k and spending of $103k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $88k to $117k (+33%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Shelton Historical Society Inc sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 39th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northwest Center Traditional Polish Folk Dancers ($117k), Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association ($117k) and Saranac Lake Artworks Inc ($117k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $41k. At year end it held assets of $616k against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $599k. It reported 2 employees.