Gage County Historical Society

Analysis

Gage County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Beatrice, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1971, 55 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 2024, Gage County Historical Society reported income of $237k and spending of $203k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $179k to $237k (+32%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Gage County Historical Society sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Random Acts of Silliness ($237k), Uptown String Band Philadelphiamummers Inc ($237k) and Friends of Community Radio ($237k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 5.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $62k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $53, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 5 employees.