Scott Township Hose Company

Analysis

Scott Township Hose Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Scott TWP, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2007, 19 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, Scott Township Hose Company reported income of $239k and spending of $182k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $211k to $239k (+13%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Scott Township Hose Company sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Queens Borough Safety Patrol QBSP Inc ($239k), Ballplay Bend Volunteer Fire Department ($239k) and Quinter Ambulance Service Inc ($239k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 3.3% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $416k, net assets of $678k.