Dauphin Middle Paxton Historical Society

Analysis

Dauphin Middle Paxton Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Dauphin, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2015, 11 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Dauphin Middle Paxton Historical Society reported income of $62k and spending of $13k, leaving 78% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $72k to $62k (-14%), an average of -14% a year. Over the whole period it spent 19% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Dauphin Middle Paxton Historical Society sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 23rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fairview Museum Corporation ($62k), Disorient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon ($62k) and Black Dirt Theater ($62k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% of the total. At year end it held assets of $120k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $120k.