The Shelby County Historical Society

Analysis

The Shelby County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbiana, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1978, 48 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, The Shelby County Historical Society reported income of $168k and spending of $187k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $149k to $168k (+13%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Shelby County Historical Society sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include PTA Colorado Congress ($168k), Franklin Pierce Foundation ($168k) and Greater New York Hearing and Speech Society ($168k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 5.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $96k. At year end it held assets of $284k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $284k. It reported 5 employees.