Keweenaw County Historical Society

Analysis

Keweenaw County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Mohawk, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1982, 44 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 December 2023, Keweenaw County Historical Society reported income of $309k and spending of $246k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $151k to $309k (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Keweenaw County Historical Society sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Telugu Literary and Cultural Association ($309k), Cayuga Chamber Orchestra Inc ($309k) and Sedona Historical Society Inc ($308k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 27% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $18k, net assets of $1.0m.