Clinton County Historical Association

Analysis

Clinton County Historical Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Plattsburgh, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1968, 58 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, Clinton County Historical Association reported income of $107k and spending of $109k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $67k to $107k (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Clinton County Historical Association sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Storydancer Project Inc ($107k), Candy Store Foundation ($107k) and One for All Musical Theater ($107k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 3.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $40k. At year end it held assets of $578k against liabilities of $9,445, net assets of $568k. It reported 3 employees.

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.