Irish Cultural and Historical Society of the Mohawk Valley

Analysis

Irish Cultural and Historical Society of the Mohawk Valley is a registered charity in United States, based in Utica, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2009, 17 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, Irish Cultural and Historical Society of the Mohawk Valley reported income of $235k and spending of $294k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2017 to December 2023, income grew from $4,000 to $235k (+5769%), an average of +126% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 1000%. Over the whole period it spent 144% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Irish Cultural and Historical Society of the Mohawk Valley sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Encinitas Ballet Academy and Arts Center ($235k), The Childrens Museum of Southwest Louisiana Inc ($235k) and Susquehanna Valley Chorale ($235k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 20% of the total. At year end it held assets of $5.4m against liabilities of $5.4m, net assets of $15k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.