Chester County Historical Society

Analysis

Chester County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Chester, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1977, 49 years ago. 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, Chester County Historical Society reported income of $61k and spending of $67k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $109k to $61k (-44%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Chester County Historical Society sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 30th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Antioch Rotary Scholarship Inc ($61k), National Academy of Arbitrators Research & Education Foundation ($61k) and John M Nelson Conservancy ($61k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 9.1% of the total. At year end it held assets of $141k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $141k.