Erie County Historical Society

Analysis

Erie County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Erie, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1978, 48 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 June 2023, Erie County Historical Society reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $2.4m to $2.0m (-15%), an average of -4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Erie County Historical Society sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Media Access Collaborative ($2.0m), One Generation Away ($2.0m) and Institute for Political Innovation ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 1.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $142k (7.2% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $18.2m against liabilities of $211k, net assets of $18.0m. It reported 21 employees.