Friends of the Bethlehem Mounted Police

Analysis

Friends of the Bethlehem Mounted Police is a registered charity in United States, based in Bethlehem, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2013, 13 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, Friends of the Bethlehem Mounted Police reported income of $117k and spending of $116k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $192k to $117k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 74% 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 Bethlehem Mounted Police sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 39th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stormwise Foundation ($117k), Willow Grove Volunteer Fire Co 1 ($117k) and Beaver Springs Volunteer Fire Company ($117k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% of the total. At year end it held assets of $899k against liabilities of $939, net assets of $898k.