Sierra County Historical Society

Analysis

Sierra County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Sierra City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, Sierra County Historical Society reported income of $71k and spending of $72k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $60k to $71k (+19%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sierra County Historical Society sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 30th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Quilters of South Carolina Inc ($71k), American Chemical Society ($71k) and Rta Broadcasting ($71k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 61% of the total. At year end it held assets of $83k against liabilities of $389, net assets of $83k.