The Hershey-Derry Township Historial Society

Analysis

The Hershey-Derry Township Historial Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Hershey, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1994, 32 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Hershey-Derry Township Historial Society reported income of $210k and spending of $267k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $306k to $210k (-31%), an average of -9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Hershey-Derry Township Historial Society sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include LMC Developmental Services Inc ($210k), National Asian Peace Officers Assc ($210k) and New England Society in the City of New York ($210k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 2.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8,580. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $8,496, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 2 employees.