Clackamas County Historical Society

Analysis

Clackamas County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Oregon City, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1956, 70 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 June 2023, Clackamas County Historical Society reported income of $318k and spending of $323k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $120k to $318k (+164%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Clackamas County Historical Society sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New City Arts Initiative ($318k), Sandglass Center for Puppetry & Theater Research Ltd ($318k) and Push Physical Theatre Inc ($318k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $108k. At year end it held assets of $985k against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $950k. It reported 4 employees.