Garden Grove Historical Society

Analysis

Garden Grove Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Garden Grove, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1968, 58 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Garden Grove Historical Society reported income of $55k and spending of $76k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $64k to $55k (-15%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 224%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Garden Grove Historical Society sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 23rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Woburn Historical Society Inc ($55k), Latin Art Organization of Arkansas ($55k) and Apogee Arts ($55k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 2.5% of the total. At year end it held assets of $750k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $750k.