Lewis County Search and Rescue Inc

Analysis

Lewis County Search and Rescue Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lowville, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1985, 41 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3).

In the financial year ending December 2023, Lewis County Search and Rescue Inc reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.1m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Lewis County Search and Rescue Inc sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Luis Valley Development Resources Group ($2.1m), The Oriental Mission Church ($2.1m) and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.6% and program service revenue 80% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $849k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $5,911, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 38 employees.