Washington County Historical Society Inc

Analysis

Washington County Historical Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Salem, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1967, 59 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, Washington County Historical Society Inc reported income of $302k and spending of $212k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $142k to $302k (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Washington County Historical Society Inc sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include First Coast Opera Inc ($302k), Walton Arts Center Foundation Inc ($302k) and Dallas Ballet Company ($301k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 4.4% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $87k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $4,403, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 4 employees.