Historic Germantown Preserved

Analysis

Historic Germantown Preserved is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1989, 37 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, Historic Germantown Preserved reported income of $529k and spending of $606k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $384k to $529k (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 798%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Historic Germantown Preserved sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 69th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seneca Falls Historical Society ($529k), Church Studio Music Foundation ($529k) and California Science Teachers Association ($529k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $276k. At year end it held assets of $377k against liabilities of $213k, net assets of $164k. It reported 31 employees.