Door County Historical Society

Analysis

Door County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Sturgeon Bay, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1961, 65 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, Door County Historical Society reported income of $763k and spending of $352k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $256k to $763k (+198%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 136%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Door County Historical Society sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Miracles in Motion Therapeutic Equestrian Center ($763k), Orrville United Way Inc ($763k) and American Council for Construction Education Inc ($762k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $58k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $84k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $7,760, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 14 employees.