Hamilton Safety Council

Analysis

Hamilton Safety Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Hamilton, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1944, 82 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 October 2024, Hamilton Safety Council reported income of $100k and spending of $88k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2024, income grew from $89k to $100k (+12%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2020, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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, Hamilton Safety Council 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 37th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lowry Crossing Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($100k), Elk Point Community Ambulance ($100k) and Crims Chapel Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($100k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 20% of the total. At year end it held assets of $176k against liabilities of $399, net assets of $175k. It reported 6 employees.