Tularosa Basin Historical Society

Analysis

Tularosa Basin Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Alamogordo, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 August 2024, Tularosa Basin Historical Society reported income of $54k and spending of $69k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2024, income fell from $74k to $54k (-27%), an average of -6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 174%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Tularosa Basin Historical Society sits at the 21st percentile: it is larger than about 21% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 17th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Monfort Heights Athletic Association ($54k), The Berrien County 4-H Foundation ($54k) and Altrusa International of Richardson Foundation Inc ($54k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 15% of the total. At year end it held assets of $957k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $957k.

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.