Augusta County Historical Society

Analysis

Augusta County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Staunton, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1966, 60 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 May 2023, Augusta County Historical Society reported income of $68k and spending of $76k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from May 2020 to May 2023, income fell from $76k to $68k (-10%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Augusta County Historical Society sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 26th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The International Business Ethics Institute Inc ($68k), Volunteers of America Inc ($68k) and PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc ($68k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $18k. At year end it held assets of $127k against liabilities of $689, net assets of $126k. It reported 3 employees.