Birmingham Historical Society

Analysis

Birmingham Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1979, 47 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 December 2023, Birmingham Historical Society reported income of $450k and spending of $146k, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $188k to $450k (+140%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 164%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Birmingham Historical Society sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amarillo Opera ($450k), Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Foundation ($450k) and Media Literacy Now ($450k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $388, net assets of $2.5m.