Citizens Hose Company of Jersey Shore

Analysis

Citizens Hose Company of Jersey Shore is a registered charity in United States, based in Jersey Shore, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1994, 32 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, Citizens Hose Company of Jersey Shore reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.3m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.7m (+117%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 94%. 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, Citizens Hose Company of Jersey Shore sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cranston HGTS Fire Co No 1 Inc ($2.7m), Mountain Home Fire & Rescue Dept Inc ($2.7m) and North Star Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 54% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $815k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $114k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 46 employees.