Naperville Heritage Society

Analysis

Naperville Heritage Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Naperville, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1970, 56 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, Naperville Heritage Society reported income of $4.9m and spending of $5.4m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $775k to $4.9m (+534%), an average of +59% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Naperville Heritage Society sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Park City Performances ($4.9m), Inner-City Arts ($4.9m) and Childrens Museum of Tampa Inc ($4.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 1.8% of the total. At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $5,396, net assets of $5.0m.