The Amherst Life Savings and First Aid Crew Incorporated

Analysis

The Amherst Life Savings and First Aid Crew Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Amherst, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1986, 40 years ago. 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, The Amherst Life Savings and First Aid Crew Incorporated reported income of $68k and spending of $134k, spending 196% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $71k to $68k (-3.4%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 209%. Over the whole period it spent 248% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Amherst Life Savings and First Aid Crew Incorporated sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 26th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southwestern Entomoligical Society ($68k), Worthy Goal Foundation Inc ($68k) and 84616 Bledensburg Sertoma Club ($68k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% of the total. At year end it held assets of $622k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $622k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.