Derby Historical Society

Analysis

Derby Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Derby, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2013, 13 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, Derby Historical Society reported income of $75k and spending of $35k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $33k to $75k (+125%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 44% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Derby Historical Society sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 27th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Granby Preservation Society Inc ($75k), Honor Flight Network of Kansas City ($75k) and Dance Evolution ($75k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% of the total. At year end it held assets of $637k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $637k.