Norton County Historical Society

Analysis

Norton County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Norton, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1984, 42 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, Norton County Historical Society reported income of $78k and spending of $23k, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $336k to $78k (-77%), an average of -77% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 10% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Norton County Historical Society sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 28th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dharmapala Institute for Buddhist Meditation & Research ($78k), Drug Free Greenville Inc ($78k) and Okanogan Employees Childcare Association ($78k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 45% of the total. At year end it held assets of $489k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $489k.