American Truck Historical Society

Analysis

American Truck Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1972, 54 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 December 2023, American Truck Historical Society reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.0m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.7m (+22%), an average of +5.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, American Truck Historical Society sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Media Line Ltd ($1.7m), Rabbit Room Inc ($1.7m) and The American Pops Orchestra ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $441k. At year end it held assets of $4.5m against liabilities of $454k, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 18 employees.