Calaveras County Historical Society

Analysis

Calaveras County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in San Andreas, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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 June 2023, Calaveras County Historical Society reported income of $135k and spending of $238k, spending 176% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $121k to $135k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 154% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Calaveras County Historical Society sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Real Men Charities Inc ($135k), Frank Bette Center for the Arts Inc ($135k) and Roaring Fork Music Society Inc ($135k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $119k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 7 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.