Eastern Shore of Va Historical Society

Analysis

Eastern Shore of Va Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Onancock, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1972, 54 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, Eastern Shore of Va Historical Society reported income of $209k and spending of $327k, spending 157% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $310k to $209k (-33%), an average of -9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Eastern Shore of Va Historical Society sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Norwalk Improvement Assoc Inc ($209k), Washington Island Community Health Program Inc ($209k) and Sioux Falls Arts Council ($209k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $173k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $7,026, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 4 employees.