Jackson First Alert

Analysis

Jackson First Alert is a registered charity in United States, based in Jackson, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Jackson First Alert reported income of $83k and spending of $91k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $45k to $83k (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Jackson First Alert sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 38th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jake Koenigsdorf Foundation Inc ($83k), Community Health Innovations of Ri ($84k) and Bay Area Community Counseling ($83k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $21k (24% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $23k. At year end it held assets of $113k against liabilities of $33k, net assets of $80k. It reported 3 employees.