Roane County Heritage Commission

Analysis

Roane County Heritage Commission is a registered charity in United States, based in Kingston, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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 2023, Roane County Heritage Commission reported income of $110k and spending of $60k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $51k to $110k (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Roane County Heritage Commission sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 39th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reformed Fellowship Inc ($110k), Infinity Dance Theater Company Ltd ($110k) and Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra Society ($110k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. It paid $11k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.1m.