United States Capitol Historical Society

Analysis

United States Capitol Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1962, 64 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, United States Capitol Historical Society reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $2.2m to $2.2m (-2.3%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, United States Capitol Historical Society sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ndsu Research & Technology Park Inc ($2.2m), Berkeley Symphony Orchestra ($2.2m) and Visual Arts Research & Resource Ctr Relating to the Caribbean Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $268k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $391k. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $955k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 16 employees.