Vicksburg & Warren County Historical Society

Analysis

Vicksburg & Warren County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Vicksburg, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1957, 69 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 October 2023, Vicksburg & Warren County Historical Society reported income of $169k and spending of $173k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income fell from $172k to $169k (-2.0%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2021, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Vicksburg & Warren County Historical Society sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Avery-Copp Museum Inc ($169k), Living Waters International ($169k) and Community Concerts at Second ($169k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $36k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $78k. At year end it held assets of $626k against liabilities of $1,997, net assets of $624k. It reported 5 employees.