Brown County Historical Society Inc

Analysis

Brown County Historical Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Hiawatha, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1979, 47 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, Brown County Historical Society Inc reported income of $136k and spending of $164k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $151k to $136k (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 427%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Brown County Historical Society Inc sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Maryland Boot Scooters ($136k), Conroe Event Center Incorporated ($136k) and The British Players Inc ($136k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $35k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of -$405, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 2 employees.