South Branch Emergency Services Inc

Analysis

South Branch Emergency Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Clinton, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1968, 58 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, South Branch Emergency Services Inc reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.6m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.2m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, South Branch Emergency Services Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Team Blueline Inc ($2.2m), Austin Disaster Relief Network ($2.2m) and 50 210 Community Fire Department Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% and program service revenue 80% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $193k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $961k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $849k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 75 employees.