San Diego Chinese Historical Society and Museum

Analysis

San Diego Chinese Historical Society and Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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 (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 2024, San Diego Chinese Historical Society and Museum reported income of $478k and spending of $375k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $161k to $478k (+197%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 4460%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, San Diego Chinese Historical Society and Museum sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fame Center ($478k), Highlands Little Theater Inc ($478k) and Norwalk Seaport Association Inc ($478k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 1.9% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $213k. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $46k, net assets of $4.4m. It reported 6 employees.