Lawnside Historical Society

Analysis

Lawnside Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Lawnside, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 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, Lawnside Historical Society reported income of $172k and spending of $122k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $77k to $172k (+123%), an average of +123% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Lawnside Historical Society sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include No Longer Empty Inc ($172k), Eastside Heritage Center ($172k) and Valley River Arts Guild Inc ($172k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. At year end it held assets of $108k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $108k.