Buffalo County Historical Society

Analysis

Buffalo County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Kearney, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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, Buffalo County Historical Society reported income of $367k and spending of $331k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $275k to $367k (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 110%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Buffalo County Historical Society sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kingsport Ballet ($367k), Heartland Festival Orchestra ($367k) and Theorem Media Inc ($367k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (32% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $1,752, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 9 employees.