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The New Canaan Historical Society Inc

New Canaan, Connecticut · EIN 06-0727288 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · tax-exempt since 1951

D

Charity Clarity grade D (score 41.3 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended September 2025.

Graded against 44,780 arts, culture & humanities nonprofits with revenue $500K–$2M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.98.7 months0
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.91% of practices91
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.3
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.77% from one source38
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.81.9%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.8.6%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.05not scored

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Year by year

201820192020202120222023202420242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Sep 2025Form 990$1.50M$810K$692K$6.66M98.76D
Sep 2024Form 990$87K$145K−$59K$5.97M493.20D
Jun 2024Form 990$1.35M$584K$767K$5.93M121.88D
Jun 2023Form 990$1.10M$611K$494K$4.87M95.80F
Jun 2022Form 990$505K$766K−$261K$4.16M65.112F
Jun 2021Form 990$2.08M$515K$1.56M$4.66M108.53D
Jun 2020Form 990$390K$501K−$111K$2.76M66.06D
Jun 2019Form 990$658K$500K$158K$2.85M68.49D
Jun 2018Form 990$365K$468K−$103K$2.60M66.74C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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