Friends of the West Lampeter Township Police Department

Analysis

Friends of the West Lampeter Township Police Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Willow Street, 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 June 2024, Friends of the West Lampeter Township Police Department reported income of $171k and spending of $54k, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2023 to June 2024, income grew from $46k to $171k (+269%), an average of +269% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 269%. Over the whole period it spent 50% 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, Friends of the West Lampeter Township Police Department sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Midway Volunteer Fire Department of Washington County ($171k), Bridgeport Volunteer Fire Department ($171k) and St Martin Volunteer First Relief Association ($171k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $239k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $239k.