Washington County Historical Society

Analysis

Washington County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1996, 30 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 2022, Washington County Historical Society reported income of $413k and spending of $157k, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $118k to $413k (+250%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Washington County Historical 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 67th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering Incorporated ($413k), The Center for Emerging Visual Artists Ltd ($413k) and Journal of Consumer Research ($413k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 3.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $39k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $38k. At year end it held assets of $589k against liabilities of $2,088, net assets of $587k. It reported 3 employees.