Lansdale Historical Society

Analysis

Lansdale Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Lansdale, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1978, 48 years ago. 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, Lansdale Historical Society reported income of $102k and spending of $54k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $72k to $102k (+41%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Lansdale Historical Society sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Art Center of Estes Park ($102k), Tri-State Railway Historical Society Inc ($102k) and Pes Act Inc ($102k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $199k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $199k.