Western Berks Ambulance Association

Analysis

Western Berks Ambulance Association is a registered charity in United States, based in West Lawn, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1965, 61 years ago. 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, Western Berks Ambulance Association reported income of $6.6m and spending of $7.2m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.2m to $6.6m (+7.0%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Western Berks Ambulance Association sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southwest Housing Solutions Corporation ($6.6m), Child Development Center of Natrona County ($6.6m) and Has Development Corporation ($6.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.1% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.7m. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 124 employees.