Brown County Historical Society

Analysis

Brown County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Green Bay, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1956, 70 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, Brown County Historical Society reported income of $117k and spending of $210k, spending 179% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $131k to $117k (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 184%. Over the whole period it spent 152% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Brown County Historical Society sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 40th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Phoenix Chinese Week ($117k), Mud Creek Players Inc ($117k) and Threadhead Cultural Foundation ($117k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $62k (29% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $37k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $200, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 3 employees.