Houston County Ems Association

Analysis

Houston County Ems Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Ashford, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2022, 4 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, Houston County Ems Association reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.1m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $586k to $1.3m (+126%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 126%. 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, Houston County Ems Association sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 86th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Auto Safety Inc ($1.3m), Northview Volunteer Fire Department ($1.3m) and Irwin Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($1.3m).

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 $190k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $190k.