Huntington Historical Society

Analysis

Huntington Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Huntington, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1956, 70 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, Huntington Historical Society reported income of $389k and spending of $631k, spending 162% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $424k to $389k (-8.2%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Huntington Historical Society sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Joseph Campbell Foundation ($389k), Center for Islamophobia Studies ($389k) and Cashiers Historical Society Inc ($389k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $74k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $136k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $40k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 7 employees.