Cultural and Heritage Commission of York County

Analysis

Cultural and Heritage Commission of York County is a registered charity in United States, based in York, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1957, 69 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 June 2023, Cultural and Heritage Commission of York County reported income of $6.2m and spending of $5.9m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.0m to $6.2m (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cultural and Heritage Commission of York County sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 95th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Two East Sixty Second Street Foundation ($6.2m), Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville Inc ($6.2m) and Textile Research Institute ($6.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 4.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $108k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $7.8m, net assets of -$1.9m. It reported 89 employees.