Ouray County Historical Society Inc

Analysis

Ouray County Historical Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ouray, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1974, 52 years ago. 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, Ouray County Historical Society Inc reported income of $273k and spending of $239k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $143k to $273k (+90%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 156%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Ouray County Historical Society Inc sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kappa Scholarship Endowment Fund ($273k), Plough Towers Fund Inc ($273k) and Pioneer Hook & Ladder ($273k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 9.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $40k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $32k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $6,323, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 6 employees.