City Hook & Ladder Co No 4

Analysis

City Hook & Ladder Co No 4 is a registered charity in United States, based in Lewistown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2000, 26 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, City Hook & Ladder Co No 4 reported income of $326k and spending of $345k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $167k to $326k (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 152% 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, City Hook & Ladder Co No 4 sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carrolltown Fire Engine Co ($326k), Northwood Volunteer Fire Department ($327k) and Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Co Incorp ($326k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% of the total. At year end it held assets of $942k against liabilities of $587k, net assets of $355k.

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.