Onondaga Historical Association

Analysis

Onondaga Historical Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Syracuse, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1943, 83 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 (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, Onondaga Historical Association reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $1.5m (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Onondaga Historical Association sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kneisel Hall ($1.5m), Blue Bear School of Music ($1.5m) and Abbe Museum ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $541k. At year end it held assets of $4.8m against liabilities of $300k, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 21 employees.