Washington County Historical Society

Analysis

Washington County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Stillwater, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1984, 42 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, Washington County Historical Society reported income of $457k and spending of $409k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $698k to $457k (-34%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 156%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Washington County Historical Society sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lions of Pennsylvania Foundation ($457k), House of Hope of Madison County Inc ($457k) and Clerical Endowment Fund of the Austin Diocesan Council NCCW ($457k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 8.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $116k. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $70k, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 5 employees.