West Shore Bureau of Fire

Analysis

West Shore Bureau of Fire is a registered charity in United States, based in Lemoyne, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1995, 31 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3).

In the financial year ending December 2023, West Shore Bureau of Fire reported income of $538k and spending of $342k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $703k to $538k (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, West Shore Bureau of Fire sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 69th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sycamore Glen Inc ($538k), Boston Dance Alliance Inc ($538k) and Shreveport Bar Foundation Pro Bono Project ($538k).

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 $2.6m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $560k.