Dekalb County History Center

Analysis

Dekalb County History Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Sycamore, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1999, 27 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, Dekalb County History Center reported income of $393k and spending of $330k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $928k to $393k (-58%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Dekalb County History Center 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 IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ignition Northwest ($393k), Orchestra Miami Inc ($393k) and Carolina Ballet Theatre Inc ($393k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $63k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $72k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $3,526, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 4 employees.