Whitman County Historical Society

Analysis

Whitman County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Colfax, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1973, 53 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 September 2023, Whitman County Historical Society reported income of $555k and spending of $173k, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2020 to September 2023, income grew from $341k to $555k (+63%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 41% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Whitman County Historical Society sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 70th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seattle Girls Choir Guild ($555k), Childrens Museum of Pooler ($555k) and Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre Inc ($555k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $45k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $1,850, net assets of $1.6m.