Historical Society of Early American Decoration Inc

Analysis

Historical Society of Early American Decoration Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lititz, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1959, 67 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, Historical Society of Early American Decoration Inc reported income of $333k and spending of $211k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $249k to $333k (+33%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Historical Society of Early American Decoration Inc sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Delirium Musicum ($333k), Building Bridges Art Foundation ($333k) and Folsom Cultural Center ($333k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 12% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.5m.