Dawson County Historical Society

Analysis

Dawson County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Lexington, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1960, 66 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, Dawson County Historical Society reported income of $211k and spending of $173k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $165k to $211k (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Dawson County Historical Society sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Womans Club of Coconut Grove Florida ($211k), Harvestworks Inc ($211k) and New Orleans Arts and Cultural Host Committee Inc ($211k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $71k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $34k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 4 employees.