Star Hose Company No 1

Analysis

Star Hose Company No 1 is a registered charity in United States, based in Emerald, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2006, 20 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Star Hose Company No 1 reported income of $110k and spending of $141k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $108k to $110k (+1.9%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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, Star Hose Company No 1 sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Campbell Fire Department Inc ($110k), Cats Cradle of Greater Richmond Incorporated ($110k) and Old Lyme Fire Deaprtment Inc ($110k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% of the total. At year end it held assets of $588k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $588k.