Nelson County Historical Society

Analysis

Nelson County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Pekin, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1994, 32 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, Nelson County Historical Society reported income of $86k and spending of $113k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $109k to $86k (-21%), an average of -5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 194%. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Nelson County Historical Society sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 24th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lakeview Orchestra Inc ($86k), C Grier Beam Truck Museum ($86k) and Greater San Antonio Quilt Guild Inc ($86k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% of the total. At year end it held assets of $941k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $941k.