Elmont East End Chemical Engine and Hose Company Inc

Analysis

Elmont East End Chemical Engine and Hose Company Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Elmont, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2014, 12 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, Elmont East End Chemical Engine and Hose Company Inc reported income of $127k and spending of $175k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $117k to $127k (+8.5%), an average of +2.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 162% 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, Elmont East End Chemical Engine and Hose Company Inc sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Poteet Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($127k), William Averette Anderson Fund ($127k) and Depew Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($127k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.1% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.3m.

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.