Citizens Against Residential Emergencies

Analysis

Citizens Against Residential Emergencies is a registered charity in United States, based in Chesterfield, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1999, 27 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, Citizens Against Residential Emergencies reported income of $69k and spending of $68k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $70k to $69k (-0.9%), an average of -0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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, Citizens Against Residential Emergencies sits at the 26th 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 Volunteer Fire Department of Big Elk ($69k), City of Prairie du Chien Fire Assoc Inc ($69k) and Centerville Volunteer Fire Department and Ladies Auxilliary ($69k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. At year end it held assets of $307k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $307k.