Jersey County Historical Society

Analysis

Jersey County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Jerseyville, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1975, 51 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 2023, Jersey County Historical Society reported income of $72k and spending of $85k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $102k to $72k (-29%), an average of -8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Jersey County Historical Society sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 30th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Gay Mens Chorus of Tampa Bay Inc ($72k), Reading Pops Orchestra ($72k) and Art in the Loop Foundation ($72k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 28% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.5m.