William Walker Hose Company

Analysis

William Walker Hose Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Jermyn, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2009, 17 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, William Walker Hose Company reported income of $338k and spending of $392k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $358k to $338k (-5.6%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, William Walker Hose Company sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Enochville Volunteer Fire Dept & Rescue Squad Inc ($338k), Comanche Volunteer Fire Department ($338k) and Disaster Network of Assistance Rotary Action Group Inc ($337k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 70% of the total. At year end it held assets of $544k against liabilities of $395k, net assets of $149k.