American Irish Historical Society Inc

Analysis

American Irish Historical Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1943, 83 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, American Irish Historical Society Inc reported income of $756k and spending of $1.0m, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $502k to $756k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 977%. Over the whole period it spent 270% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, American Irish Historical Society Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Participant Incorporated ($756k), Fort Lauderdale Childrens Theatre Inc ($756k) and Cincinnati Observatory Center ($756k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 12% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $4.0m, net assets of -$221k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.