Emmet County Historical Society

Analysis

Emmet County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Estherville, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2010, 16 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 October 2023, Emmet County Historical Society reported income of $93k and spending of $30k, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from October 2022 to October 2023, income fell from $457k to $93k (-80%), an average of -80% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income dropped by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 8.0% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Emmet County Historical Society sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Selby Avenue Jazzfest ($93k), Texas Music Project Inc ($93k) and Toppenish Mural Society ($93k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% of the total. At year end it held assets of $696k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $696k.