The Free History Project Inc

Analysis

The Free History Project Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2003, 23 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, The Free History Project Inc reported income of $492k and spending of $478k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $197k to $492k (+150%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Free History Project Inc sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center ($492k), El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center ($492k) and Talking Book Publishers Inc ($492k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $42k (8.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $49k. At year end it held assets of $96k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $96k.