Chelan County Historical Society

Analysis

Chelan County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Cashmere, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1962, 64 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Chelan County Historical Society reported income of $600k and spending of $194k, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $208k to $600k (+189%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 180%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Chelan County Historical Society sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sarasota Contemporary Dance Inc ($600k), Blair County Arts Foundation ($600k) and Quest Science Center ($600k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 5.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $44k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $41k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $7,057, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 9 employees.