Western History Association

Analysis

Western History Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Lawrence, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1964, 62 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 December 2023, Western History Association reported income of $608k and spending of $752k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $399k to $608k (+52%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Western History Association sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nashua Community Music School ($608k), The@museum of Information Explosion ($608k) and Brazoria County Historical Museum Inc ($608k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% and program service revenue 61% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $35k (4.7% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $740k against liabilities of $41k, net assets of $699k.