Rahway First Aid Emergency Squad

Analysis

Rahway First Aid Emergency Squad is a registered charity in United States, based in Rahway, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1962, 64 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, Rahway First Aid Emergency Squad reported income of $941k and spending of $890k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $636k to $941k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 25%. 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, Rahway First Aid Emergency Squad sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dfacares Foundation ($941k), Osolo Fire & Ems Inc ($941k) and Grissettown-Longwood Fire & Rescue Inc ($938k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $36k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $512k. At year end it held assets of $479k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $479k. It reported 40 employees.