Bartholomew County Historical Society

Analysis

Bartholomew County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1966, 60 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, Bartholomew County Historical Society reported income of $385k and spending of $325k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $255k to $385k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bartholomew County Historical Society sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stone Mountain Highland Games Inc ($385k), Hull Lifesaving Museum Inc ($385k) and Whitesbog Preservation Trust Inc ($385k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $71k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $4,804, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 3 employees.