Alaska Historical Society

Analysis

Alaska Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Anchorage, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1975, 51 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a organisation supporting a government-owned college or university under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Alaska Historical Society reported income of $58k and spending of $104k, spending 180% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $89k to $58k (-35%), an average of -35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Alaska Historical Society sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 23rd percentile, and in the 17th percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sewickley Township Volunteer Fire Company 1 Herminie ($58k), National Federation of the Blind of Louisiana Inc ($58k) and Bingham Crisis Center for Women Inc ($58k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.7% and program service revenue 50% of the total. At year end it held assets of $166k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $166k.