California Historical Radio Society

Analysis

California Historical Radio Society is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1975, 51 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, California Historical Radio Society reported income of $724k and spending of $172k, leaving 76% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $202k to $724k (+259%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 276%. Over the whole period it spent 44% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, California Historical Radio Society sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bristol Rescue Squad Inc ($724k), Cobscook Community Learning Center ($724k) and Arc of Winnebago Boone and Ogle Counties ($724k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 4.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $20k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.4m.