Roosevelt Island Historical Society

Analysis

Roosevelt Island Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1980, 46 years ago. 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, Roosevelt Island Historical Society reported income of $67k and spending of $65k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $55k to $67k (+21%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Roosevelt Island Historical Society sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 26th percentile, and in the 27th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Putnam County Emergency Food Pantry ($67k), Bess Streeter Aldrich Foundation ($67k) and Central Girls Softball Inc ($67k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 1.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $68k against liabilities of $2,577, net assets of $66k.