Roswell Historical Society Inc

Analysis

Roswell Historical Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Roswell, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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, Roswell Historical Society Inc reported income of $96k and spending of $181k, spending 188% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $85k to $96k (+13%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 319%. Over the whole period it spent 424% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Roswell Historical Society Inc sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Roots of Motive Power Inc ($96k), Brain Trauma Foundation Inc ($96k) and Texas Through Time ($96k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 28% of the total. At year end it held assets of $180k against liabilities of $1,781, net assets of $178k.