Seward County Historical Society

Analysis

Seward County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Liberal, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1974, 52 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, Seward County Historical Society reported income of $100k and spending of $131k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $413k to $100k (-76%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Seward County Historical Society sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thunderbird Foundation for the Arts ($100k), Country Dance and Song Society Inc ($100k) and 1901 Church ($100k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $57k. At year end it held assets of $921k against liabilities of $4,764, net assets of $916k.