Washington County Historical Society Inc

Analysis

Washington County Historical Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in West Bend, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1966, 60 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, Washington County Historical Society Inc reported income of $2.1m and spending of $506k, leaving 75% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $280k to $2.1m (+634%), an average of +65% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 375%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Washington County Historical Society Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holocaust Memorial Committee Inc ($2.1m), Jewish Education in Media Inc Dba JBS Jewish Broadcasting Servic ($2.1m) and Museum of South Texas History ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $81k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $108k. At year end it held assets of $6.9m against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $6.8m. It reported 6 employees.