Westchester County Historical Society

Analysis

Westchester County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Elmsford, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1941, 85 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 March 2024, Westchester County Historical Society reported income of $483k and spending of $260k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2024, income grew from $265k to $483k (+83%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Westchester County Historical Society sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fair Lady Productions Inc ($483k), Musical Offering ($483k) and American Society of Botanical Artists Inc ($483k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $137k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $7,367, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 3 employees.