Pembina County Historical Society

Analysis

Pembina County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Cavalier, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1998, 28 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, Pembina County Historical Society reported income of $78k and spending of $55k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $75k to $78k (+4.9%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 44% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pembina County Historical Society sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 21st percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Music Mansion Inc ($78k), Jackson Michigan Chorale ($78k) and The American Slovenian Polka Foundation ($78k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $8,914 (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6,287. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 4 employees.