Vernon County Historical Society

Analysis

Vernon County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Viroqua, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1983, 43 years ago. 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, Vernon County Historical Society reported income of $96k and spending of $92k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $70k to $96k (+37%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Vernon County Historical Society sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Columbus Pre School Incorporated ($96k), Practicing Attorneys for Law Students Program Inc ($96k) and Society for Preservation & Encourmt of Barbershop Quartet Singing Amer ($96k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $35k. At year end it held assets of $526k against liabilities of $2,426, net assets of $524k.