Shelby County Historical Society

Analysis

Shelby County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Sidney, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1980, 46 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, Shelby County Historical Society reported income of $757k and spending of $365k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $179k to $757k (+322%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Shelby County Historical Society sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beta Foster Care ($757k), Our House Child Development Center ($757k) and Asheville Greenworks ($757k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $54k (15% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $6,587, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 4 employees.