Civitas Lancaster

Analysis

Civitas Lancaster is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2019, 7 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 June 2022, Civitas Lancaster reported income of $135k and spending of $172k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2022, income fell from $580k to $135k (-77%), an average of -52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 2127%. Over the whole period it spent 38% 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, Civitas Lancaster 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 42nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nora Springs Farm Fire Service Company ($135k), Waddington Rescue Squad Inc ($135k) and Southern Region Ski Patrol Inc ($135k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.0% of the total. At year end it held assets of $586k against liabilities of $143k, net assets of $443k.