The Antiquarian Society

Analysis

The Antiquarian Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Kenilworth, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1945, 81 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 July 2023, The Antiquarian Society reported income of $626k and spending of $191k, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $289k to $626k (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2020, when income rose by 172%. Over the whole period it spent 41% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Antiquarian Society sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arts of Southern Kentucky Foundation Inc ($626k), Peoples Symphony Concerts ($627k) and Stephen Foster Drama Assn Inc ($626k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 9.0% of the total. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $33k, net assets of $4.5m.