Ohio Genealogical Society

Analysis

Ohio Genealogical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellville, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1961, 65 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, Ohio Genealogical Society reported income of $696k and spending of $736k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $495k to $696k (+40%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ohio Genealogical Society sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Deaf Spotlight ($696k), Town Hall Theatre Company Inc ($696k) and Luxembourg American Cultural Society Inc ($695k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $110k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $147k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $71k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 5 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.