Mahaska County Historical Society

Analysis

Mahaska County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Oskaloosa, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1959, 67 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, Mahaska County Historical Society reported income of $378k and spending of $184k, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $174k to $378k (+117%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Mahaska County Historical Society sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Islamic-American Zakat Foundation ($378k), Wildbird Recovery Inc ($378k) and Community Ambulance Service Club ($378k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 5.3% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $55k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 2 employees.