Essex County Historical Society

Analysis

Essex County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Elizabethtown, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1955, 71 years ago. 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, Essex County Historical Society reported income of $214k and spending of $192k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $182k to $214k (+18%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Essex County Historical Society sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Odessa Christmas in Action Inc ($214k), Treasured Friends Inc ($215k) and Dubois Area Food Pantry Inc ($214k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 4.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $53k (28% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $32k. At year end it held assets of $671k against liabilities of $9,396, net assets of $661k. It reported 8 employees.