Mifflin County Historical Society

Analysis

Mifflin County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Lewistown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1966, 60 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, Mifflin County Historical Society reported income of $73k and spending of $109k, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $249k to $73k (-71%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Mifflin County Historical Society sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 27th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Jazz Inc ($73k), Swamp in the City Inc ($73k) and Wilderness Wildlife Museum ($73k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $13k. At year end it held assets of $778k against liabilities of $1,242, net assets of $777k. It reported 1 employees.