Lehigh County Historical Society

Analysis

Lehigh County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Allentown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1964, 62 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2023, Lehigh County Historical Society reported income of $447k and spending of $851k, spending 190% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income fell from $673k to $447k (-34%), an average of -9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Lehigh County Historical Society sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trinity One Theatre Troupe Inc ($447k), Harbor Springs Festival of the Book ($447k) and Upper Peninsula Childrens Museum Inc ($447k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 128% and program service revenue 5.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $112k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $232k. At year end it held assets of $8.4m against liabilities of $46k, net assets of $8.4m. It reported 10 employees.