Dubuque County Historical Society

Analysis

Dubuque County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Dubuque, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1964, 62 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Dubuque County Historical Society reported income of $7.1m and spending of $8.9m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.1m to $7.1m (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Dubuque County Historical Society sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Phoenix Performing Arts Center Inc ($7.1m), World Wide Web Consortium Inc ($7.1m) and Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation ($7.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $365k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $38.4m against liabilities of $3.2m, net assets of $35.2m. It reported 214 employees.