Ward County Historical Society

Analysis

Ward County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Burlington, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1992, 34 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, Ward County Historical Society reported income of $147k and spending of $142k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $483k to $147k (-69%), an average of -45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Ward County Historical Society sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 39th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Acorns to Oaks Foundation Inc ($147k), Lehigh Valley Community Benefit ($147k) and West Shore Foundation ($147k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 2.3% of the total. At year end it held assets of $85k against liabilities of $50k, net assets of $35k.