Lingohocken Fire Co

Analysis

Lingohocken Fire Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Wycombe, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2022, 4 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, Lingohocken Fire Co reported income of $422k and spending of $365k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $293k to $422k (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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, Lingohocken Fire Co sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beech Island Volunteer Fire Dept ($422k), Perseverance Volunteer Fire Co ($422k) and Rebuilding Hope Inc ($422k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $6,277. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $1,330, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 2 employees.