Chautauqua Childrens Safety Education Village Inc

Analysis

Chautauqua Childrens Safety Education Village Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ashville, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2002, 24 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, Chautauqua Childrens Safety Education Village Inc reported income of $202k and spending of $251k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $225k to $202k (-10%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 124% 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, Chautauqua Childrens Safety Education Village Inc sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Andover Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($202k), Virginia Fire Chiefs Foundation ($202k) and Harper Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($202k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $76k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $46k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $3,336, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 5 employees.

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.