Boulder Historical Society Inc

Analysis

Boulder Historical Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Boulder, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1953, 73 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, Boulder Historical Society Inc reported income of $828k and spending of $1.8m, spending 222% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $877k to $828k (-5.6%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 262%. Over the whole period it spent 190% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Boulder Historical Society Inc 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 75th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include George Weyerhaeuser Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection a Nonprofit Corp ($828k), American Leadership Forum ($828k) and Butte Center for the Performing Arts Inc ($828k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $146k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $521k. At year end it held assets of $16.9m against liabilities of $3.4m, net assets of $13.4m. It reported 18 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.