Vigilance Hose Co No 1

Analysis

Vigilance Hose Co No 1 is a registered charity in United States, based in Nazareth, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2018, 8 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 November 2023, Vigilance Hose Co No 1 reported income of $80k and spending of $77k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2023, income fell from $178k to $80k (-55%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income dropped by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 61% 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, Vigilance Hose Co No 1 sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 29th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Okemah Community Improvement Association ($80k), Vershire Fire and Rescue ($80k) and The Lyme Fire Company Incorporated ($80k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending November 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% of the total. At year end it held assets of $311k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $311k.