South County Historical Society

Analysis

South County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Arroyo Grande, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1981, 45 years ago. 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, South County Historical Society reported income of $73k and spending of $63k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $80k to $73k (-9.3%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, South County Historical Society sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 31st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Digital Arts Film and Television ($73k), Association of Fundraising Professionals ($73k) and Little League Baseball Inc ($73k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $15k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $4,277, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 1 employees.