Rescue Hose Co No 4 of Lebanon

Analysis

Rescue Hose Co No 4 of Lebanon is a registered charity in United States, based in Lebanon, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2005, 21 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, Rescue Hose Co No 4 of Lebanon reported income of $808k and spending of $212k, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $186k to $808k (+334%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 325%. Over the whole period it spent 51% 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, Rescue Hose Co No 4 of Lebanon sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Twin Valley Fire Dept ($807k), Paraquad 5240 Inc ($809k) and Gretna Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department ($807k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $68k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 10 employees.