Society for the Preservation of British Transportation in America

Analysis

Society for the Preservation of British Transportation in America is a registered charity in United States, based in Dayton, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2025. 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 June 2020, Society for the Preservation of British Transportation in America reported income of $57k and spending of $45k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2018 to June 2020, income fell from $61k to $57k (-6.3%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Society for the Preservation of British Transportation in America 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 23rd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Round Rock Community Choir ($57k), Revolution Dance Works ($57k) and Red Bank Chamber Music Society Inc ($57k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2020, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% of the total. At year end it held assets of $729k against liabilities of $61k, net assets of $668k.