West Feliciana Historical Society

Analysis

West Feliciana Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in St Francisvle, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1969, 57 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, West Feliciana Historical Society reported income of $99k and spending of $115k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $152k to $99k (-35%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 135% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, West Feliciana Historical Society sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Veterans Action Project ($99k), South Woods County Youth Hockey Association Inc ($99k) and Bright Hope Preschool ($99k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $31k. At year end it held assets of $601k against liabilities of $2,284, net assets of $598k. It reported 1 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.