Northeast Adams Fire & Ems

Analysis

Northeast Adams Fire & Ems is a registered charity in United States, based in East Berlin, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1989, 37 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, Northeast Adams Fire & Ems reported income of $351k and spending of $308k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $683k to $351k (-49%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 71%. 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, Northeast Adams Fire & Ems sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Burke Volunteer Fire Department Inc Silas Vincent ($350k), Oakdale Area Fire Association ($351k) and Shermans Dale Community Fire Co ($350k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $451k, net assets of $1.9m.