San Francisco Historical Society

Analysis

San Francisco Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, San Francisco Historical Society reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.0m, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $304k to $1.9m (+527%), an average of +58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, San Francisco Historical Society sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A Safe Place Inc ($1.9m), Creative Hub Worcester Inc ($1.9m) and The Julie Valentine Center ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 7.7% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $39k, net assets of $1.1m.