Douglas County Historical Society

Analysis

Douglas County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Lawrence, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1971, 55 years ago. 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, Douglas County Historical Society reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $645k to $1.4m (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Douglas County Historical Society sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Augustine Classical Academy ($1.4m), Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($1.4m) and Public Utility Law Project of New York Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 7.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $87k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $267k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $711, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 17 employees.