Clay County Historical Society

Analysis

Clay County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Clay Center, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1985, 41 years ago. 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, Clay County Historical Society reported income of $181k and spending of $171k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $114k to $181k (+59%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Clay County Historical Society sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 50th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New York State Recreation & Park Society Inc ($181k), Mindful Living Revolution ($181k) and Little League Baseball Inc ($181k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 9.5% of the total. At year end it held assets of $204k against liabilities of $546, net assets of $204k.