Daguerreian Society

Analysis

Daguerreian Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Bridgeville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1993, 33 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 2023, Daguerreian Society reported income of $150k and spending of $169k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $121k to $150k (+24%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 33%. 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, Daguerreian Society sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Solomon Valley Cinema Inc ($150k), Optimist Theatre Inc ($150k) and Eliot Fisk Guitar Academy Inc ($150k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $40k. At year end it held assets of $206k against liabilities of $1,257, net assets of $205k. It reported 1 employees.