Vashon Be Prepared

Analysis

Vashon Be Prepared is a registered charity in United States, based in Vashon, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, Vashon Be Prepared reported income of $108k and spending of $75k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $581k to $108k (-81%), an average of -43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Vashon Be Prepared sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fire Chiefs Association of Santa Barbara County ($108k), Fountain Dale Volunteer Fire Department ($108k) and Mercersburg Montgomery Peters Andwarren Firemens Relief Assoc Inc ($108k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 9.3% of the total. At year end it held assets of $265k against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $248k.