Emmaus Historical Society

Analysis

Emmaus Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Emmaus, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1993, 33 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, Emmaus Historical Society reported income of $69k and spending of $61k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $69k to $69k (-0.2%), an average of +-0.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 162%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Emmaus Historical Society sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 25th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Projectart Wimberley ($69k), Hopkins County Cultural Heritage Organization ($69k) and Antigo Music Association Inc ($69k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 12% of the total. At year end it held assets of $693k against liabilities of $57k, net assets of $636k.