Douglas County Historical Society Inc

Analysis

Douglas County Historical Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Waterville, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1960, 66 years ago. 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, Douglas County Historical Society Inc reported income of $145k and spending of $61k, leaving 58% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $549k to $145k (-74%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 41% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Douglas County Historical Society Inc sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Corvallis-Osu Symphony Society ($145k), St Lawrence County Historical Association ($145k) and Lifegate Outreach ($145k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $30k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $3,631, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 11 employees.