Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society

Analysis

Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2000, 26 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, Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society reported income of $433k and spending of $350k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $626k to $433k (-31%), an average of -8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 41st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center Theatre Inc ($433k), Central Florida Vocal Arts ($433k) and Dallas Film Society Inc ($433k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $203k (58% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 2 employees.