Hotzone

Analysis

Hotzone is a registered charity in United States, based in Sherwood, AR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2000, 26 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, Hotzone reported income of $135k and spending of $194k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $219k to $135k (-38%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 262%. Over the whole period it spent 118% 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, Hotzone sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within AR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scenic Loop Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($134k), Hessmer Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($135k) and Seminole County Sheriffs Office Community Foundation Inc ($134k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $51k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $51k.