Custer County Historical Society

Analysis

Custer County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Custer, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1974, 52 years ago. 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, Custer County Historical Society reported income of $110k and spending of $65k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $87k to $110k (+27%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Custer County Historical Society sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include PTA Georgia Congress ($110k), Baltimore City College Alumni Association Inc ($110k) and Fulton County United Way Inc ($110k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 19% of the total. At year end it held assets of $210k against liabilities of $2,277, net assets of $208k.