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nonprofit · EIN 13-1624124 · NY

How much does NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY raise and spend?

NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY (NY, EIN 13-1624124) reported $54.0M in revenue and $43.6M in expenses for tax year 2023, with $191.2M in net assets (52.6 months of reserves). By expenses that ranks 8,818 of 539,974 e-filers, 139 of 36,190 in NTEE A: Arts, Culture & Humanities, 923 of 38,222 nonprofits in new york.

REVENUE: $54.0MEXPENSES: $43.6MRESERVES: 52.6 months6 filings

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NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY (NY, EIN 13-1624124) reported $54.0M in revenue and $43.6M in expenses for tax year 2023, with $191.2M in net assets (52.6 months of reserves). By expenses that ranks 8,818 of 539,974 e-filers, 139 of 36,190 in NTEE A: Arts, Culture & Humanities, 923 of 38,222 nonprofits in new york. Against NTEE A: Arts, Culture & Humanities: months of reserves 52.6 months, above the peer median of 13.1 months; officer compensation share of expenses 6.7%, below the peer median of 9.2%; contributions share of revenue 85.5%, above the peer median of 65.0%; surplus margin 19.1%, above the peer median of 3.3%.

Key figures, tax year 2023

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Measure2023Median, activityMedian, sizeMedian, all
Total revenue$54.0M$158.2k$21.6M$194.7k
Total expenses$43.6M$143.9k$20.9M$178.5k
Total assets$222.2M$616.5k$29.9M$775.3k
Net assets$191.2M$569.4k$17.0M$622.5k
Officer compensation (total per organisation)$2.9M$90.6k$609.0k$113.0k
Program service revenue share6.0%21.7%74.7%13.8%
Contributions share of revenue85.5%65.0%13.8%57.5%
Officer compensation share of expenses6.7%9.2%2.5%6.5%
Months of reserves52.6 months13.1 months9.0 months12.6 months
Surplus margin19.1%3.3%1.8%3.9%

Year by year

6 filings on record.

Tax yearRevenueExpensesNet assetsReservesOfficer comp.Rank
2023$54.0M$43.6M$191.2M52.6 months$2.9M8,818
2022$53.8M$41.9M$176.4M50.4 months$2.6M8,270
2021$56.4M$34.9M$182.8M62.9 months$2.6M6,330
2020$41.1M$41.8M$156.0M44.8 months$2.8M7,529
2019$42.7M$43.3M$159.1M44.1 months$2.7M7,005
2018$39.9M$40.2M$158.0M47.2 months$2.5M6,783

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