West Liberty Historical Society

Analysis

West Liberty Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in West Liberty, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2002, 24 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, West Liberty Historical Society reported income of $65k and spending of $49k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $28k to $65k (+137%), an average of +137% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, West Liberty Historical Society sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 26th percentile, and in the 26th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adaptable Security Corp ($65k), Vicksburg Historical Society ($65k) and Foundation for Financial Journalism ($65k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $245k against liabilities of $30k, net assets of $215k.