Historic Natchez Foundation

Analysis

Historic Natchez Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Natchez, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Historic Natchez Foundation reported income of $617k and spending of $585k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $831k to $617k (-26%), an average of -7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 185%. 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, Historic Natchez Foundation sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 75th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Archives for Research in Archetypal Symbolism Inc ($617k), Newtown Childrens Museum Inc ($617k) and Cambridge Historical Tours Inc ($616k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $263k. At year end it held assets of $7.6m against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $7.5m. It reported 9 employees.