Massachusetts Law Enforcement

Analysis

Massachusetts Law Enforcement is a registered charity in United States, based in Springfield, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Massachusetts Law Enforcement reported income of $55k and spending of $81k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $27k to $55k (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 173%. Over the whole period it spent 223% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Massachusetts Law Enforcement sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 30th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eaa South Bay Chapter 96 Inc ($55k), Silver Ghost Association Inc ($55k) and Madison Preservation Association ($55k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $583k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $583k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.