Big Horn County Historical Society

Analysis

Big Horn County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Hardin, 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, Big Horn County Historical Society reported income of $380k and spending of $302k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $221k to $380k (+72%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 421%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Big Horn County Historical Society sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Inquilinos Unidos ($380k), Rick Webb Ministries ($380k) and St Charles House Inc ($380k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 8.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $131k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $5,163, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 11 employees.