Old Bristol Historical Society

Analysis

Old Bristol Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Bristol, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2004, 22 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, Old Bristol Historical Society reported income of $420k and spending of $105k, leaving 75% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from July 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $262k to $420k (+60%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 634%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Old Bristol 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 63rd percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution ($420k), Cyranos Theatre Company ($420k) and Riverside Symphony Inc ($420k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 1.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $853k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $853k.