Dallas County Heritage Society

Analysis

Dallas County Heritage Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1967, 59 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 September 2023, Dallas County Heritage Society reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.6m, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $1.1m (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 259%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Dallas County Heritage Society sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leadership Philadelphia ($1.1m), The Arc of the Mid Ohio Valley Inc ($1.1m) and Theatrewashington ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 6.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $283k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $347k. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $85k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 33 employees.