Bent County Historical Society

Analysis

Bent County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Las Animas, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1968, 58 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, Bent County Historical Society reported income of $347k and spending of $99k, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $120k to $347k (+188%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 45% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bent County Historical Society sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young Texas Artists Inc ($347k), New York Dance Theatre Inc ($347k) and National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution ($347k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $40k. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $1,611, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 8 employees.