Fort Atkinson Historical Society

Analysis

Fort Atkinson Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Atkinson, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1968, 58 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, Fort Atkinson Historical Society reported income of $551k and spending of $135k, leaving 75% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $201k to $551k (+174%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 681%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Fort Atkinson Historical Society sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Creative Agents of Change Foundation Inc ($551k), Lancaster New York Opera House Inc ($551k) and Society for Psychophysiological Research Inc ($551k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 2.3% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $75k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 6 employees.