Columbia County Historical Society Inc

Analysis

Columbia County Historical Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Kinderhook, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1955, 71 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, Columbia County Historical Society Inc reported income of $250k and spending of $355k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $234k to $250k (+6.7%), an average of +1.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Columbia County Historical Society Inc sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Huayuan Chinese Academy Inc ($250k), Greater Ashmont Main Street Inc ($250k) and Roaring Fork Center for Community Leadership ($250k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $63k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $62k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 10 employees.