American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia

Analysis

American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1960, 66 years ago. 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 2022, American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia reported income of $176k and spending of $110k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $208k to $176k (-15%), an average of -5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 1488%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 49th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ground Water Protection Research Foundation Inc ($176k), Mile Hi Church Foundation ($176k) and Choral Arts Collective Inc ($176k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 17% of the total. At year end it held assets of $788k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $788k.