Fulton County Historical Society Inc

Analysis

Fulton County Historical Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Rochester, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1976, 50 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 2022, Fulton County Historical Society Inc reported income of $71k and spending of $115k, spending 162% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $8.6m to $71k (-99%), an average of -80% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 5.4% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Fulton County Historical Society Inc sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 25th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Thomas Historical Trust Inc ($71k), Academy of Leisure Sciences ($71k) and Southern Appalachia Railway Museum ($71k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $22k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5,045. At year end it held assets of $977k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $977k.