History Ink

Analysis

History Ink is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1999, 27 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, History Ink reported income of $758k and spending of $641k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $639k to $758k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, History Ink sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society of Professional Journalists Foundation ($757k), Core Sound Waterfowl Museum ($758k) and Lemur Conservation Foundation Inc ($757k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $111k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $200k. At year end it held assets of $798k against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $786k. It reported 7 employees.