Chinese Historical Society of Southern California Inc

Analysis

Chinese Historical Society of Southern California Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1977, 49 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 Southern California Inc reported income of $193k and spending of $116k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $234k to $193k (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 63% 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 Southern California Inc sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 55th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Taste of Talent Inc ($193k), Rockingham Council of the Arts Inc ($193k) and City of Bridges Foundation ($193k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 9.1% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m.