Washtenaw County Historical Society

Analysis

Washtenaw County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Ann Arbor, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1942, 84 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, Washtenaw County Historical Society reported income of $91k and spending of $112k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $113k to $91k (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 310%. Over the whole period it spent 143% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Washtenaw County Historical Society sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Civic Arts ($91k), Tekhne Collective ($91k) and Greater Miami Festivals Association Inc ($91k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $41k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 2 employees.