Business History Conference

Analysis

Business History Conference is a registered charity in United States, based in Wilmington, DE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Business History Conference reported income of $2.7m and spending of $162k, leaving 94% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $240k to $2.7m (+1021%), an average of +83% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 1092%. Over the whole period it spent 18% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Business History Conference sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within DE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bishop Carroll Catholic High School Inc ($2.7m), New York Metropolitan Reference & Research Library Agency ($2.7m) and Ware Academy Inc ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 2.4% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $50k. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $4.3m. It reported 7 employees.