Dunn County Historical Society

Analysis

Dunn County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Killdeer, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 September 2023, Dunn County Historical Society reported income of $1.0m and spending of $106k, leaving 90% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $54k to $1.0m (+1830%), an average of +110% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 1269%. Over the whole period it spent 22% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Dunn County Historical Society sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oahu Economic Development Board ($1.0m), Access Technologies Inc ($1.1m) and Lions Industries for the Blind Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.6% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $48k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $3,619, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 5 employees.