Wessels Living History Farm

Analysis

Wessels Living History Farm is a registered charity in United States, based in York, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Wessels Living History Farm reported income of $253k and spending of $168k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $181k to $253k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Wessels Living History Farm sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jumpstart Community Training & Services Inc ($253k), Dyslexia Center of Austin ($253k) and Titan Band Booster Association ($253k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $77k. At year end it held assets of $732k against liabilities of $1,543, net assets of $730k. It reported 7 employees.