Pierrepont Fire Corporation

Analysis

Pierrepont Fire Corporation is a registered charity in United States, based in Canton, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2008, 18 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, Pierrepont Fire Corporation reported income of $139k and spending of $150k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $113k to $139k (+23%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Pierrepont Fire Corporation sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pierz Rural Area Fire Protectionassn Inc ($139k), Crescent Township Volunteer Fire Department ($139k) and St Paul Boulevard Fire Association Inc ($139k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 59% of the total. At year end it held assets of $509k against liabilities of $210k, net assets of $300k.