Yankton County Historical Society

Analysis

Yankton County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Yankton, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1979, 47 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, Yankton County Historical Society reported income of $368k and spending of $626k, spending 170% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $596k to $368k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Yankton County Historical Society sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sage Studio & Gallery ($368k), Chehalis Ballet Center ($368k) and Florida Lighthouse Association Inc ($368k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $203k. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $539k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 12 employees.