Sheakleyville Community Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Sheakleyville Community Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Sheakleyville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2005, 21 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 March 2024, Sheakleyville Community Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $94k and spending of $106k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2024, income fell from $106k to $94k (-11%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Sheakleyville Community Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Ski Patrol System ($94k), Angel Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($94k) and Middlebury Township Volunteer Fire Department ($94k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of -$12k.