Columbus Historical Society

Analysis

Columbus Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1991, 35 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, Columbus Historical Society reported income of $314k and spending of $96k, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $28k to $314k (+1027%), an average of +83% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 1399%. Over the whole period it spent 16% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Columbus Historical Society sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maryland Chinese Language Institute Incorporated ($314k), The Gifford Flordia Youth Orchestra ($314k) and Afro Caribbean Cultural Center Inc ($314k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $23k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 1 employees.