White County Historical Society

Analysis

White County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Carmi, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1984, 42 years ago. 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 August 2023, White County Historical Society reported income of $206k and spending of $95k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $90k to $206k (+129%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 229%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, White County Historical Society sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carl Vincent Bini Memorial Fund ($206k), Western Buckeye Christian Service Camp ($207k) and Indian Dental Association in ($206k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.1% and program service revenue 2.6% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $35k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $277, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 1 employees.