Gilpin County Historical Society

Analysis

Gilpin County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Central City, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1976, 50 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, Gilpin County Historical Society reported income of $166k and spending of $179k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $151k to $166k (+9.4%), an average of +9.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Gilpin County Historical Society sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vero Beach Wine and Film Festival Inc ($166k), Filipino American Association of Pittsburgh ($166k) and Athens Little Theatre ($166k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.9% and program service revenue 40% of the total. At year end it held assets of $148k against liabilities of $2,507, net assets of $146k.