Berkshire Conference of Women Historians

Analysis

Berkshire Conference of Women Historians is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1981, 45 years ago. 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 December 2022, Berkshire Conference of Women Historians reported income of $266k and spending of $98k, leaving 63% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $236k to $266k (+13%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 412%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Berkshire Conference of Women Historians sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lees Friends ($266k), Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association ($266k) and Artists and Craftsmens Guild Inc ($266k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.1% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $11k (11% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $910k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $910k.