Cascade County Historical Society

Analysis

Cascade County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Great Falls, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1982, 44 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, Cascade County Historical Society reported income of $812k and spending of $383k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $260k to $812k (+212%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cascade County Historical Society sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include We the Best Foundation Inc ($812k), Colquitt Miller Arts Council Inc ($813k) and The Aldrin Family Foundation Inc ($812k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $149k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 12 employees.