Pioneer Mutual Hook & Ladder Society

Analysis

Pioneer Mutual Hook & Ladder Society is a registered charity in United States, based in W Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Pioneer Mutual Hook & Ladder Society reported income of $118k and spending of $159k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $90k to $118k (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 159% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Pioneer Mutual Hook & Ladder Society sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include PTA New York Congress ($118k), 944th FW Booster Club ($118k) and Iwa Inc ($118k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 8.5% of the total. At year end it held assets of $646k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $646k.

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.