Rock County Historical Society

Analysis

Rock County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Janesville, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1950, 76 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 2022, Rock County Historical Society reported income of $830k and spending of $879k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $348k to $830k (+139%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 72% 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 County Historical Society sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sharlot Hall Historical Society of Arizona ($830k), Southern Oregon Historical Society ($830k) and Asbury Park Music Foundation Inc ($830k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $199k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $117k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 14 employees.