Tulare City Historical Society

Analysis

Tulare City Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Tulare, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1981, 45 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 2024, Tulare City Historical Society reported income of $183k and spending of $195k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $263k to $183k (-31%), an average of -7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Tulare City 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 52nd percentile, and in the 54th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Golden Gate Philharmonic ($183k), Alaska Jewish Historical Museum and Cultural Center ($183k) and Des Moines Metropolitan Historical Buildings Preservation Trust ($183k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 5.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $63k. At year end it held assets of $627k against liabilities of $1,749, net assets of $625k. It reported 4 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.