Coachella Valley Historical Society

Analysis

Coachella Valley Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Indio, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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 (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, Coachella Valley Historical Society reported income of $279k and spending of $242k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $318k to $279k (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 152%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Coachella Valley Historical Society sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Circus Hall of Fame Inc ($279k), Carnegie Hall Foundation Inc ($279k) and Cny Arts Center ($279k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 6.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $65k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 2 employees.