Geauga County Historical Society

Analysis

Geauga County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Burton, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1943, 83 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, Geauga County Historical Society reported income of $330k and spending of $308k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $234k to $330k (+41%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Geauga County Historical Society sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Richard Salters Storrs Library ($330k), Bayou Vista Volunteer Firefighters Association ($330k) and Community Services Housing Inc ($330k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $133k. At year end it held assets of $546k against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $526k. It reported 15 employees.