Bergen County Historical Society

Analysis

Bergen County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in River Edge, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1965, 61 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 June 2024, Bergen County Historical Society reported income of $264k and spending of $162k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $176k to $264k (+50%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bergen County Historical Society sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coolspring Power Museum ($264k), Clifton Community Players Inc ($264k) and Astar Education Institute ($264k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% of the total. It paid $35k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $1,049, net assets of $1.4m.