Cape Girardeau County Historical Society

Analysis

Cape Girardeau County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Jackson, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2004, 22 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, Cape Girardeau County Historical Society reported income of $90k and spending of $108k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $148k to $90k (-39%), an average of -39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cape Girardeau County Historical Society sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Western Placer Arts Association ($90k), Missouri Dance Team Association ($90k) and Norwood Village Green Concert Series ($90k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 13% of the total. At year end it held assets of $307k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $307k.