Vigilant Hose Co of Emmitsburg

Analysis

Vigilant Hose Co of Emmitsburg is a registered charity in United States, based in Emmitsburg, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2019, 7 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 June 2023, Vigilant Hose Co of Emmitsburg reported income of $2.1m and spending of $830k, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $822k to $2.1m (+160%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 65% 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, Vigilant Hose Co of Emmitsburg sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Naugatuck Ambulance Inc ($2.1m), The Maryland State Firefighters Association Inc ($2.1m) and Central Louisiana Economic Development Alliance ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 5.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $7.0m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $5.7m.