South Park Historical Foundation

Analysis

South Park Historical Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairplay, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1965, 61 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, South Park Historical Foundation reported income of $417k and spending of $319k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $332k to $417k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, South Park Historical Foundation sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mead Public Library Foundation Inc ($417k), Boonsboro Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company Inc ($417k) and Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana SVVS Temple ($417k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $53k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $80k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $937, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 18 employees.