Cass County North Dakota Historical Society

Analysis

Cass County North Dakota Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in West Fargo, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1968, 58 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, Cass County North Dakota Historical Society reported income of $909k and spending of $672k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $673k to $909k (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cass County North Dakota Historical Society sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cultural Activities Center Inc ($909k), Archipelago Books Inc ($909k) and Gyopo ($908k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $139k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 19 employees.