Carpinteria Valley Historical Society

Analysis

Carpinteria Valley Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Carpinteria, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1966, 60 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 September 2024, Carpinteria Valley Historical Society reported income of $172k and spending of $167k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2024, income grew from $162k to $172k (+6.3%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 786%. Over the whole period it spent 45% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Carpinteria Valley Historical Society sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Culpeper Air Fest Foundation ($172k), Hui O Kuapa ($172k) and Conductors Retreat at Medomak ($172k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 5.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (57% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $37k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 1 employees.