Cherokee Strip Historical Society

Analysis

Cherokee Strip Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Perry, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1990, 36 years ago. 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 June 2023, Cherokee Strip Historical Society reported income of $195k and spending of $127k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $119k to $195k (+65%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Cherokee Strip Historical 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 53rd percentile, and in the 55th percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Plainsman Agri-Search Foundation ($195k), Little League Baseball Inc ($195k) and Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library ($195k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $72k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 10 employees.