Barrington History Museum

Analysis

Barrington History Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Barrington, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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 (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, Barrington History Museum reported income of $560k and spending of $129k, leaving 77% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $52k to $560k (+987%), an average of +122% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 1001%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Barrington History Museum sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Chinese American Museum ($560k), Wethersfield Historical Society of Wethersfield Conn Incorporated ($560k) and Indiana Military Museum Inc ($560k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $106k, net assets of $1.5m.