Austerlitz Historical Society

Analysis

Austerlitz Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Austerlitz, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1997, 29 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, Austerlitz Historical Society reported income of $418k and spending of $233k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $63k to $418k (+564%), an average of +60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 369%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Austerlitz Historical Society sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Big Fresno Fair ($418k), Almaden Winery Music and Arts ($419k) and Black Mountain-Swannanoa Art Center ($418k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $27k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $411, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 3 employees.