Deadwood History Inc

Analysis

Deadwood History Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Deadwood, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2013, 13 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 supporting organisation (type i) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Deadwood History Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.5m (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Deadwood History Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Packers Heritage Inc ($1.5m), Vishv Umiya Foundation USA Inc ($1.5m) and Bellas Artes de Caguas Corp ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $653k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $309k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 40 employees.