LA Crosse County Historical Society

Analysis

LA Crosse County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Crosse, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1946, 80 years ago. 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, LA Crosse County Historical Society reported income of $360k and spending of $469k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $224k to $360k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, LA Crosse County Historical Society sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Halifax Area Ambulance and Rescue Association Inc ($360k), Research Foundation of the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons ($360k) and Tri-State Inspirational Broadcasting Corporation ($360k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $160k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $8,991, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 35 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.