Douglas County Historical Society Inc

Analysis

Douglas County Historical Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Superior, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, Douglas County Historical Society Inc reported income of $156k and spending of $83k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $56k to $156k (+177%), an average of +177% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Douglas County Historical Society Inc sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northern Arizona Celtic Heritage Society ($156k), Southeast Ohio Independent News ($156k) and US Army Womens Foundation ($156k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 19% of the total. At year end it held assets of $443k against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $416k.