Crescent Hose Company

Analysis

Crescent Hose Company is a registered charity in United States, based in North East, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1996, 30 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Crescent Hose Company reported income of $783k and spending of $409k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $393k to $783k (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 66% 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, Crescent Hose Company sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Miller Ferry Fire Department ($781k), Southbury Volunteer Firemens Association ($784k) and Macys North Star Relief Fund ($781k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $48k. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $109k, net assets of $4.2m. It reported 13 employees.