Cedar County Historical Society

Analysis

Cedar County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Tipton, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1978, 48 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, Cedar County Historical Society reported income of $519k and spending of $234k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $250k to $519k (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Cedar County Historical Society sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shelters for Israel ($519k), American School Health Association ($519k) and Rupert United Methodist Church Foundation ($519k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.9m.