Churchtown Fire Co No 1

Analysis

Churchtown Fire Co No 1 is a registered charity in United States, based in Claverack, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2009, 17 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, Churchtown Fire Co No 1 reported income of $303k and spending of $201k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $230k to $303k (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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, Churchtown Fire Co No 1 sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 59th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Worthington West Franklin Volunteer Fire Department ($303k), Phelps Ambulance Inc ($303k) and Dcbe-Acton Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($302k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 55% of the total. At year end it held assets of $463k against liabilities of $304k, net assets of $159k.