Union County Historical Society

Analysis

Union County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Plain City, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1954, 72 years ago. 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, Union County Historical Society reported income of $79k and spending of $99k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $59k to $79k (+35%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Union County Historical Society sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 31st percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little League Baseball Inc ($79k), Awakening Services Inc ($79k) and Little League Baseball Inc ($79k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 2.7% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $4,035. At year end it held assets of $568k against liabilities of $95, net assets of $568k. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.