Sauk County Historical Society Inc

Analysis

Sauk County Historical Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Baraboo, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1917, 109 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 August 2023, Sauk County Historical Society Inc reported income of $275k and spending of $199k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $151k to $275k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 549%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sauk County Historical Society Inc sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Artists Collective ($275k), Heritage Museum Foundation at Grissom Air Force Base Indiana ($275k) and Annies Art Attic ($275k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 9.9% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $99k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $5,571, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 4 employees.