Cannon Beach Historical Society

Analysis

Cannon Beach Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Cannon Beach, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1996, 30 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Cannon Beach Historical Society reported income of $201k and spending of $181k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $149k to $201k (+36%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 65%. 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, Cannon Beach Historical Society sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Historical Society of Dauphin County ($201k), Edisto Historic Preservation Society Inc ($201k) and Galatians 62 ($201k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $71k. At year end it held assets of $565k against liabilities of $43k, net assets of $522k.