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North Berrien Historical Society

Coloma, Michigan · EIN 38-6239098 · tax-exempt since 1973

D

Charity Clarity grade D (score 47.0 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended August 2025.

Graded against 117,084 unclassified nonprofits with revenue $100K–$500K 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.40.8 months36
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.65% of practices65
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.35
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.92% from one source23
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.75.1%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.20.9%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.03not scored

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Year by year

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Aug 2025Form 990$283K$242K$40K$823K40.83D
Aug 2024Form 990$287K$180K$107K$788K52.53D
Aug 2023Form 990$240K$190K$50K$681K43.03D
Aug 2022Form 990$207K$197K$9,625$635K38.73D
Aug 2021Form 990$192K$206K−$14K$625K36.43D
Aug 2020Form 990$203K$176K$26K$640K43.53C
Aug 2019Form 990$208K$177K$31K$613K41.65D
Aug 2018Form 990$186K$183K$3,434$582K38.23C
Aug 2017Form 990$184K$178K$5,665$579K38.95C
Aug 2016Form 990$174K$170K$3,306$573K40.45D

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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