Washington Emergency Squad

Analysis

Washington Emergency Squad is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2015, 11 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, Washington Emergency Squad reported income of $165k and spending of $175k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $155k to $165k (+6.2%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 504%. Over the whole period it spent 158% 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, Washington Emergency Squad sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Laurelton Fire Co No 1 Inc ($165k), Black Forest Soaring Society Incorporated ($165k) and Lake City Fire Company ($165k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $459k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $459k.

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.