The Highlands Historical Preservation Society Inc

Analysis

The Highlands Historical Preservation Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Highlands, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, The Highlands Historical Preservation Society Inc reported income of $169k and spending of $69k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $112k to $169k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 430%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Highlands Historical Preservation Society Inc sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences ($168k), Mountain Air Modern Dance ($169k) and Smith County Living Inc ($168k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 27% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $3,109, net assets of $1.0m.