Rome Historical Society Inc

Analysis

Rome Historical Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Rome, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 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, Rome Historical Society Inc reported income of $213k and spending of $152k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $118k to $213k (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Rome Historical Society Inc sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Society ($213k), Uconnectcare Foundation Inc ($213k) and Rocky Mountain Highway ($213k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 3.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $66k. At year end it held assets of $446k against liabilities of $2,657, net assets of $444k. It reported 2 employees.