Seymour Historical Society

Analysis

Seymour Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Seymour, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1990, 36 years ago. 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, Seymour Historical Society reported income of $70k and spending of $78k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $54k to $70k (+29%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Seymour Historical Society sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 25th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Inc ($69k), Northwest Ohio Literacy Council Inc ($70k) and Dances of India ($69k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. At year end it held assets of $64k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $64k.