Cowley County Historical Society

Analysis

Cowley County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Winfield, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1968, 58 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 September 2023, Cowley County Historical Society reported income of $64k and spending of $56k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2023, income fell from $105k to $64k (-39%), an average of -39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Cowley County Historical Society sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 22nd percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beverly Hills Bar Foundation ($64k), PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc ($64k) and Emerson Veterans Memorial Park Committee ($64k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $11k. At year end it held assets of $535k against liabilities of $306, net assets of $534k. It reported 1 employees.