Union County Historical Society

Analysis

Union County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Clayton, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1972, 54 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, Union County Historical Society reported income of $201k and spending of $69k, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $328k to $201k (-39%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 167%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Union County Historical Society sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lake Country Kindergarten Inc ($200k), Christ Child Society of the Western Reserve ($201k) and York Rotary Charitable Endowment Fund ($200k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $19k. At year end it held assets of $580k against liabilities of $595, net assets of $579k. It reported 5 employees.