Edgefield County Historical Society

Analysis

Edgefield County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Edgefield, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1958, 68 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 December 2022, Edgefield County Historical Society reported income of $387k and spending of $43k, leaving 89% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $64k to $387k (+501%), an average of +82% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 284%. Over the whole period it spent 27% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Edgefield County Historical Society sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tubman Gardens Inc ($386k), Wood County Historical Society ($387k) and Greater Bridgeport Symphony Society Inc ($386k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.8% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $33k, net assets of $1.2m.