Public Charity

HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF BERKS COUNTY

HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF BERKS COUNTY, of READING, PA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $1.2M in revenue, $976K in expenses, $10.4M in total assets. 14 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $622K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 231421917 READING, PA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.2M
Total Expenses$976K
Total Assets$10.4M
Grant Records14
Funding Total$622K
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

BERKS HISTORY CENTER, LEADS THE WAY IN TELLING THE 300-YEAR STORY OF BERKS COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE, WITH THE AIM OF BUILDING AN UNDERSTANDING OF OUR UNIQUE HISTORY, STRENGTHENING OUR SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND INSPIRING OUR COMMUNITY'S PROGRESS IN THE YEARS TO COME.

Officers & Directors

MEMBER Alan Shuman
MEMBER Alex Bollinger
MEMBER Amanda Funk
EXEC. DIRECTOR Benjamin Neely
MEMBER Bradford Kissam
ASSISTANT TREASURER Brian C Engelhardt

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Top Grant Purposes

ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$267,150 3 grants
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$205,551 3 grants
Program Support
$50,960 1 grant
Energy efficiency, programs
$50,000 1 grant
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,500 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.2M $976K $10.4M
2023 $1.6M $996K $9.3M
2022 $780K $946K $8.9M
2021 $781K $772K $9.9M
2020 $711K $690K $9.1M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $711K to $1.2M (+65%), with total assets most recently reported at $10.4M.

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