Tamaqua Historical Society

Analysis

Tamaqua Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Tamaqua, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1989, 37 years ago. 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, Tamaqua Historical Society reported income of $79k and spending of $38k, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $54k to $79k (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 213%. Over the whole period it spent 35% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Tamaqua Historical Society sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 29th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Triple S Institute ($79k), North Hills Hunt Inc ($79k) and Yada International ($79k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 8.3% of the total. At year end it held assets of $778k against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $743k.