Northport Historical Society

Analysis

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

In the financial year ending December 2023, Northport Historical Society reported income of $333k and spending of $449k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $333k (-76%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 357%. Over the whole period it spent 38% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Northport Historical Society sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Zions Youth Symphony & Chorus Inc ($333k), Asian American Writers Workshop Inc ($333k) and Ohio Educational Support Group ($333k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 8.4% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $121k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $7,565, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 7 employees.