Bitter Root Valley Historical Society

Analysis

Bitter Root Valley Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Hamilton, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1974, 52 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 December 2023, Bitter Root Valley Historical Society reported income of $244k and spending of $243k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $272k to $244k (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Bitter Root Valley Historical Society sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Operation Reach-Out ($244k), American Ophthalmological Society ($244k) and Empower Cocke County ($244k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $146k. At year end it held assets of $277k against liabilities of $53k, net assets of $224k. It reported 8 employees.