Kern River Valley Historical Society

Analysis

Kern River Valley Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Kernville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1982, 44 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, Kern River Valley Historical Society reported income of $93k and spending of $116k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $83k to $93k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Kern River Valley Historical Society sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Shivas Irons Society ($93k), National Ambucs Inc ($93k) and PTA Florida Congress ($93k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. At year end it held assets of $648k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $648k.