Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County

Analysis

Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1968, 58 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 December 2023, Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County reported income of $161k and spending of $185k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $123k to $161k (+31%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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 Preservation Trust of Lancaster County sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Haverhill Historical Society ($161k), Risehi Foundation ($161k) and Future River Inc ($161k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 4.6% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $34k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $1,623, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 1 employees.