Rock Island County Historical Society

Analysis

Rock Island County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Moline, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1963, 63 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, Rock Island County Historical Society reported income of $217k and spending of $148k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $213k to $217k (+2.0%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 601%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Rock Island County Historical Society sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freedom Arts and Education Center ($217k), Friends of the Paradise Theatre ($217k) and Bharatam Academy of Dance Arts ($217k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m.