Gunflint Trail Historical Society

Analysis

Gunflint Trail Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Marais, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2006, 20 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 December 2023, Gunflint Trail Historical Society reported income of $336k and spending of $209k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $231k to $336k (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Gunflint Trail Historical Society sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hands-On Science Center Inc ($336k), Alliance Francaise de Milwaukee Inc ($337k) and Lovewell Institute for the Creative Arts ($336k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 9.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $25k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $54k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $51k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 5 employees.