Lehighton Ambulance Association Inc

Analysis

Lehighton Ambulance Association Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lehighton, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1993, 33 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, Lehighton Ambulance Association Inc reported income of $7.7m and spending of $7.7m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.0m to $7.7m (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 25%. 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, Lehighton Ambulance Association Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lassen County Fire Safe Council ($7.6m), Monroe Community Ambulance ($7.8m) and Maac Foundation Inc ($7.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.9% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $271k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.8m. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 143 employees.

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.