Delaware Valley Safety Council Inc
Analysis
Delaware Valley Safety Council Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Swedesboro, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2001, 25 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, Delaware Valley Safety Council Inc reported income of $1.0m and spending of $721k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.0m (+0.7%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Delaware Valley Safety Council Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nuestra Comunidad ($1.0m), First Responder Institute Inc ($1.0m) and Silver Spring Community Fire Company ($1.0m).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% and program service revenue 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $78k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $208k. At year end it held assets of $838k against liabilities of $503k, net assets of $335k. It reported 13 employees.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 10%
- Program services 88%
- Other 1.9%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Nuestra Comunidad | Windsor | $1.0m |
| First Responder Institute Inc | Port St Lucie | $1.0m |
| Silver Spring Community Fire Company | Mechanicsburg | $1.0m |
| Bowers Fire Company Inc | Frederica | $1.0m |