Milroy Hose Co No 1

Analysis

Milroy Hose Co No 1 is a registered charity in United States, based in Lewistown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2002, 24 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, Milroy Hose Co No 1 reported income of $509k and spending of $424k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $231k to $509k (+121%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Milroy Hose Co No 1 sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Meat Camp Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($509k), Nanjemoy Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($509k) and Damascus Fire Department Inc ($509k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $160k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $187k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 10 employees.