Cops 8 Inc

Analysis

Cops 8 Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2004, 22 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, Cops 8 Inc reported income of $455k and spending of $353k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $311k to $455k (+46%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Cops 8 Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Goodwill Fire Co No 1 of York TWP ($454k), Quakertown Fire Department ($455k) and Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Department ($454k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $147k against liabilities of $3, net assets of $147k.