History Center of San Luis Obispo County

Analysis

History Center of San Luis Obispo County is a registered charity in United States, based in SN Luis Obisp, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1955, 71 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, History Center of San Luis Obispo County reported income of $325k and spending of $294k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $222k to $325k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 153%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, History Center of San Luis Obispo County sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 65th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society for California Archaeology ($325k), Thrift Barns of Morris County ($325k) and Alliance on Mental Illness of Racine County Inc ($325k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $78k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $41k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 5 employees.