Douglas County Historical Society

Analysis

Douglas County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Gardnerville, NV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1967, 59 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 June 2023, Douglas County Historical Society reported income of $134k and spending of $140k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $419k to $134k (-68%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Douglas County Historical Society sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within NV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shawnee Little Theatre Inc ($134k), Welsh Heritage & Culture Centre Inc ($134k) and Craik-Patton House Foundation Inc ($134k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $46k. At year end it held assets of $942k against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $915k. It reported 2 employees.