Lecompton Historical Society

Analysis

Lecompton Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Lecompton, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2025. 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 2020, Lecompton Historical Society reported income of $190k and spending of $177k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2020, income fell from $585k to $190k (-68%), an average of -68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Lecompton Historical Society sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include GHF Endowment Inc ($190k), Innovative Genomics Foundation ($190k) and Kona Choral Society Inc ($190k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2020, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 8.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $3,310 (1.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $14k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 2 employees.