Chinese Historical Society of America

Analysis

Chinese Historical Society of America is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1965, 61 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 December 2023, Chinese Historical Society of America reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $678k to $1.9m (+188%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Chinese Historical Society of America sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Organization for Human Brain Mapping Inc ($1.9m), Society for Strings Inc ($2.0m) and Commission for the Las Vegas Centennial ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 3.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $229k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $382k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $95k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 19 employees.