Codington County Historical Society Inc

Analysis

Codington County Historical Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Watertown, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1981, 45 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, Codington County Historical Society Inc reported income of $124k and spending of $111k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $105k to $124k (+18%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 206%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Codington County Historical Society Inc sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 38th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freeside Technology Spaces ($124k), American Associates of the Old Vic Theatre Inc ($124k) and Chsee Inc ($124k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 2.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $50k (45% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $16k. At year end it held assets of $599k against liabilities of $1,099, net assets of $598k. It reported 3 employees.