Missouri Valley Historical Society

Analysis

Missouri Valley Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Bismarck, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1993, 33 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, Missouri Valley Historical Society reported income of $81k and spending of $97k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $115k to $81k (-30%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Missouri Valley Historical Society sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 22nd percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Theatre Theatre Maui ($81k), Downtown Chamber Series ($81k) and Longview Stageworks ($81k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 37% of the total. At year end it held assets of $910k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $910k.