Atlanta Historical Society Inc

Analysis

Atlanta Historical Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1944, 82 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 June 2023, Atlanta Historical Society Inc reported income of $18.7m and spending of $18.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $14.9m to $18.7m (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 161%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Atlanta Historical Society Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include University License Equity Holdings Inc ($18.6m), University City Science Center ($18.7m) and Society of the Four Arts ($18.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 6.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.1m (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.1m. At year end it held assets of $173.1m against liabilities of $2.7m, net assets of $170.4m. It reported 190 employees.