Shelby County Historical Society Inc

Analysis

Shelby County Historical Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Shelbyville, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1958, 68 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 December 2023, Shelby County Historical Society Inc reported income of $65k and spending of $145k, spending 224% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $58k to $65k (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 369%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Shelby County Historical Society Inc sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 22nd percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fresno Community Concert Band ($65k), Wilsons Creek National Battlefield Foundation ($65k) and Life and Light Foundation ($65k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $80k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $5,578, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 3 employees.