Republic County Historical Society

Analysis

Republic County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Belleville, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1976, 50 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, Republic County Historical Society reported income of $1.1m and spending of $117k, leaving 90% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $57k to $1.1m (+1862%), an average of +110% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 487%. Over the whole period it spent 20% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Republic County Historical Society sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Digital Dollar Project Inc ($1.1m), United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey Inc ($1.1m) and Jeanne B McCoy Community Center for the Arts Corporation ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $21k (18% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $1,852, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 2 employees.