Hamburg Natural History Society Inc

Analysis

Hamburg Natural History Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Buffalo, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1994, 32 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, Hamburg Natural History Society Inc reported income of $500k and spending of $502k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $303k to $500k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Hamburg Natural History Society Inc sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Omaha Cable Television Access Corporation ($500k), National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution ($500k) and Culture Wise Studies Inc ($500k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 48% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $235k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $62k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 28 employees.