Humboldt Historical Society

Analysis

Humboldt Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Humboldt, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2021, 5 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, Humboldt Historical Society reported income of $175k and spending of $33k, leaving 81% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $579k to $175k (-70%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 6.7% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Humboldt Historical Society sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 50th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cleveland Chamber Music Society ($175k), Anthropos Arts ($175k) and Chicago Andhra Association ($175k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $555. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $105, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 1 employees.