Harris County Emergency Corps

Analysis

Harris County Emergency Corps is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2011, 15 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, Harris County Emergency Corps reported income of $25.8m and spending of $23.0m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $21.1m to $25.8m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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, Harris County Emergency Corps sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Secure Community Network Inc ($25.3m), Muslim Aid America ($26.2m) and Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety ($24.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.0% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $13.1m. At year end it held assets of $27.9m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $25.6m. It reported 231 employees.