Barton County Historical Society

Analysis

Barton County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Great Bend, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1970, 56 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, Barton County Historical Society reported income of $118k and spending of $158k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $75k to $118k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 175%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Barton County Historical Society sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 39th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Titanic Historical Society Incorporated ($118k), Voice and Speech Trainers Assoc Inc ($118k) and Salt Lake Symphony Orchestra ($118k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 2.9% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $81k. At year end it held assets of $613k against liabilities of $33k, net assets of $580k. It reported 2 employees.