Hatzalah of the Rockaways & Nassau County Inc

Analysis

Hatzalah of the Rockaways & Nassau County Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Far Rockaway, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, Hatzalah of the Rockaways & Nassau County Inc reported income of $3.9m and spending of $3.0m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.4m to $3.9m (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 61% 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, Hatzalah of the Rockaways & Nassau County Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 88th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sam Bass Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($3.9m), North Dakota Safety Council ($4.0m) and North Smithfield Fire Rescue Service Inc ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 36% of the total. At year end it held assets of $11.4m against liabilities of $46k, net assets of $11.3m.