Meriden Historical Society Incorporated

Analysis

Meriden Historical Society Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Meriden, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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, Meriden Historical Society Incorporated reported income of $135k and spending of $106k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $78k to $135k (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 375%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Meriden Historical Society Incorporated sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials ($135k), Respond to Racism in Lake Oswego ($135k) and Old Barn Community Theatre Inc ($135k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $31k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 2 employees.