Bucks County Historical Society Mercer Museum

Analysis

Bucks County Historical Society Mercer Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Doylestown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1942, 84 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, Bucks County Historical Society Mercer Museum reported income of $2.8m and spending of $4.2m, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.8m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 131% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Bucks County Historical Society Mercer Museum sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Capital Futbol Club ($2.8m), Thessalonika Family Services ($2.8m) and Fair Haven Rescue Mission Incorporated ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $148k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $21.5m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $19.3m. It reported 75 employees.