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The Echo Hose Hook and Ladder Ambulance

Shelton, Connecticut · EIN 06-6040426 · tax-exempt since 1967

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Charity Clarity grade A (score 79.5 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended April 2025.

Graded against 55,301 unclassified nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.4.4 months100
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.54% of practices54
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.74
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.3% from one source83
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.97.7%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.0.9%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.30not scored

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Year by year

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Apr 2025Form 990$3.66M$3.33M$325K$1.21M4.4102A
Apr 2024Form 990$3.37M$3.18M$191K$882K3.3104B
Apr 2023Form 990$2.95M$3.19M−$238K$686K2.6101B
Apr 2022Form 990$2.61M$2.61M$4,236$919K4.276B
Apr 2021Form 990$2.34M$2.18M$166K$921K5.151A
Apr 2020Form 990$2.09M$1.94M$150K$753K4.734B
Apr 2019Form 990$2.00M$1.97M$21K$603K3.728B
Apr 2018Form 990$1.71M$1.80M−$89K$582K3.928A
Apr 2017Form 990$1.72M$1.75M−$38K$671K4.622B
Apr 2016Form 990$1.59M$1.62M−$39K$709K5.231A

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

Read the filings

Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation: