Butler County Historical Society

Analysis

Butler County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Hamilton, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2012, 14 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, Butler County Historical Society reported income of $157k and spending of $226k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $245k to $157k (-36%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 37%. 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, Butler County Historical Society sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hoodoo Art Foundation ($157k), Fundacion de Culebra Inc ($157k) and International Volleyball Hall of Fame Inc ($157k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $52k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $41k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $4,438, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 8 employees.