History Alive Inc

Analysis

History Alive Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Salem, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2015, 11 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, History Alive Inc reported income of $224k and spending of $302k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $261k to $224k (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, History Alive Inc sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rhizome DC ($224k), At the Epicenter ($224k) and TL Tango Lovers Organization Inc ($223k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.7% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $125k. At year end it held assets of $238k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $238k. It reported 25 employees.