Pilgrim Society

Analysis

Pilgrim Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Plymouth, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Pilgrim Society reported income of $1.2m and spending of $844k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $1.2m (-18%), an average of -4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pilgrim Society sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Concerto Soloists ($1.2m), Versa-Style Dance Company ($1.2m) and Great Platte River Road Memorial Foundation ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $304k. At year end it held assets of $7.6m against liabilities of $111k, net assets of $7.5m. It reported 11 employees.