Gresham Historical Society

Analysis

Gresham Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Gresham, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1979, 47 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, Gresham Historical Society reported income of $179k and spending of $162k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $81k to $179k (+122%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Gresham Historical Society sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 51st percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Live Coal ($179k), Arts Center of Orange ($179k) and LA Conexion de Wood County ($179k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $52k. At year end it held assets of $909k against liabilities of $148k, net assets of $762k. It reported 1 employees.