Dorchester County Historical

Analysis

Dorchester County Historical is a registered charity in United States, based in Cambridge, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1974, 52 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, Dorchester County Historical reported income of $100k and spending of $114k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $109k to $100k (-8.3%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Dorchester County Historical sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peninsula Youth Orchestra ($100k), Manhattan Chamber Players Inc ($100k) and Connecticut Choral Society Inc ($100k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $33k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $4,746, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 3 employees.