Delaware County Historical Association

Analysis

Delaware County Historical Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Delhi, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1973, 53 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, Delaware County Historical Association reported income of $376k and spending of $236k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $213k to $376k (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Delaware County Historical Association sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lyric Council Inc ($376k), Miller Art Center Foundation Inc ($377k) and Portland Chinatown History Foundation ($376k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 3.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $49k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $51k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $2,848, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 4 employees.