Historical Society of Perry County

Analysis

Historical Society of Perry County is a registered charity in United States, based in Newport, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2004, 22 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 2022, Historical Society of Perry County reported income of $55k and spending of $71k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $82k to $55k (-33%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Historical Society of Perry County sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 20th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aashirvad Inc ($55k), Jersey Access Group Inc ($55k) and Saecula Choir Foundation Inc ($55k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m.