Hamilton County Historical Society

Analysis

Hamilton County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Aurora, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1969, 57 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, Hamilton County Historical Society reported income of $162k and spending of $177k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $186k to $162k (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Hamilton County Historical Society 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 47th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rough House Theater Company ($162k), Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum Inc ($162k) and Hudson Riverfront Performing Arts Center Inc ($162k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 5.7% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $50k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $951, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 2 employees.