Norristown Hose Company

Analysis

Norristown Hose Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Norristown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2003, 23 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, Norristown Hose Company reported income of $52k and spending of $76k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $59k to $52k (-12%), an average of -12% a year. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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, Norristown Hose Company sits at the 19th percentile: it is larger than about 18% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 19th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Loudoun County Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxiliary ($52k), West Union Volunteer Firefighters Incorporated ($52k) and Willow Grove Volunteer Fire Company ($52k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $94k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $94k.