Adams County Historical Society

Analysis

Adams County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Brighton, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1974, 52 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, Adams County Historical Society reported income of $387k and spending of $211k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $199k to $387k (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Adams County Historical Society sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dance New England Inc ($387k), Veda Geetha Foundation Org ($388k) and Elite Music Competition Corp ($387k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $43k. At year end it held assets of $732k against liabilities of $4,723, net assets of $727k.