Perry County Lutheran Historical Society of Altenburg Missouri

Analysis

Perry County Lutheran Historical Society of Altenburg Missouri is a registered charity in United States, based in Altenburg, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2000, 26 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 December 2023, Perry County Lutheran Historical Society of Altenburg Missouri reported income of $62k and spending of $86k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $91k to $62k (-33%), an average of -9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 133% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Perry County Lutheran Historical Society of Altenburg Missouri sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 22nd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Franklin Historical District and Silkwood Inn Museum Inc ($62k), Maine Ski and Snowboard Museum ($62k) and Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association Inc ($62k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 91% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.1m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.