German Village Society

Analysis

German Village Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1979, 47 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, German Village Society reported income of $410k and spending of $420k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $476k to $410k (-14%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, German Village 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 67th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Salt Lake Choral Artists ($410k), Milwaukee Preservation Alliance ($411k) and Lalliance Francaise de Houston Inc ($410k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $142k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 5 employees.