Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society

Analysis

Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Easton, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1948, 78 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, Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society reported income of $729k and spending of $940k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $971k to $729k (-25%), an average of -5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Northampton County Historical & Genealogical 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 74th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lower East Side Volunteers of Hatzalah Inc ($729k), Eugene Public Library Foundation ($729k) and Arc of Randolph County ($729k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 6.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $272k. At year end it held assets of $7.9m against liabilities of $500, net assets of $7.9m. It reported 15 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.