Wilson County Historical Society

Analysis

Wilson County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Floresville, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1997, 29 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Wilson County Historical Society reported income of $148k and spending of $41k, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $73k to $148k (+101%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 824%. Over the whole period it spent 28% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Wilson County 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 47th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scripps Theatre Arts ($148k), Garfield Heritage Society Inc ($148k) and California Educational Theatre Association Incorporated ($148k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 12% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m.