The Swedish Finn Historical Society

Analysis

The Swedish Finn Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, The Swedish Finn Historical Society reported income of $72k and spending of $127k, spending 178% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $52k to $72k (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 227% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Swedish Finn Historical Society sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 23rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tahoma Cooperative Preschool ($71k), Foundation for Amateur Radio Inc ($72k) and East Bremerton Rotary Foundation ($71k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $67k (52% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 1 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.