John William Hale Foundation

Analysis

John William Hale Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Sparta, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2005, 21 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 2022, John William Hale Foundation reported income of $345k and spending of $98k, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $259k to $345k (+33%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 50% 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, John William Hale Foundation sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nine Mile Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($345k), St Lawrence Volunteer Fire Department ($345k) and China Grove Fire & Rescue Inc ($345k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m.