Lancaster City Police Foundation

Analysis

Lancaster City Police Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2003, 23 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 June 2023, Lancaster City Police Foundation reported income of $139k and spending of $183k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $186k to $139k (-25%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 77% 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, Lancaster City Police Foundation sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Glasco Fire Co ($139k), Jewish Cso ($139k) and Duval District Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($139k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. At year end it held assets of $861k against liabilities of $252k, net assets of $610k.