Russell County Historical Commission

Analysis

Russell County Historical Commission is a registered charity in United States, based in Phenix City, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1994, 32 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, Russell County Historical Commission reported income of $154k and spending of $176k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $106k to $154k (+45%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 170% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Russell County Historical Commission sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Con Brio Choral Society Inc ($154k), Youth Excellence Performing Arts Workshop ($154k) and Cultureworks Ltd ($154k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 4.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $9,360. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $235, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 1 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.