Stratford Historical Society

Analysis

Stratford Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Stratford, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1946, 80 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 August 2023, Stratford Historical Society reported income of $103k and spending of $152k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $115k to $103k (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 185%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Stratford Historical Society sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tampa Bay Area Committee on Foreign Relations Inc ($103k), South Milwaukee Industrial Museum LLC ($103k) and Blue Ridge Orchestra ($103k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $41k. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 1 employees.