Decatur Genealogical Society

Analysis

Decatur Genealogical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Decatur, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1967, 59 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 December 2023, Decatur Genealogical Society reported income of $2.3m and spending of $75k, leaving 97% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $9.8m to $2.3m (-77%), an average of -76% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 0.9% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Decatur Genealogical Society sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mission Hiring Hall Inc ($2.3m), Plainfield City Union of the Kings Daughters ($2.3m) and Endependence Center of Northern Virginia Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $12.5m against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $12.4m.