Elk Point Community Ambulance

Analysis

Elk Point Community Ambulance is a registered charity in United States, based in Elk Point, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2021, 5 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 December 2023, Elk Point Community Ambulance reported income of $100k and spending of $87k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $214k to $100k (-53%), an average of -32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 54% 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, Elk Point Community Ambulance sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hamilton Safety Council ($100k), East Wise Fire Rescue ($100k) and Lowry Crossing Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($100k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $206k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $206k.