Chautauqua Historical Society

Analysis

Chautauqua Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Elsah, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2005, 21 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 2023, Chautauqua Historical Society reported income of $57k and spending of $59k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $248k to $57k (-77%), an average of -52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 82%. 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, Chautauqua Historical Society sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 24th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Portfish Ltd ($57k), Camillus Canal Society Inc ($57k) and Sew N Sew Fiber Arts Inc ($57k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.1% and program service revenue 78% of the total. At year end it held assets of $337k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $337k.