Historical Society of the Episcopal Church

Analysis

Historical Society of the Episcopal Church is a registered charity in United States, based in Mineral Point, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 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, Historical Society of the Episcopal Church reported income of $140k and spending of $170k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $157k to $140k (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Historical Society of the Episcopal Church sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Los Gatos Music and Arts Inc ($140k), Athens Cultural Arts Center Inc ($140k) and Reading Civic Opera Society Incorporated ($140k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 10% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.8m.