Palmerton Community Ambulance Association

Analysis

Palmerton Community Ambulance Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Palmerton, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1997, 29 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, Palmerton Community Ambulance Association reported income of $897k and spending of $875k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.0m to $897k (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Palmerton Community Ambulance Association sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Projectcamp ($895k), Walksandiego ($898k) and Texsar Inc ($895k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $224k (26% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $316k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of -$66k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 35 employees.