Paoli Fire Co

Analysis

Paoli Fire Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Paoli, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1993, 33 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, Paoli Fire Co reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.8m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.8m (+69%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 368%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Paoli Fire Co sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Angier & Black River Fire Department Inc ($1.8m), Uniontown Fire Department ($1.8m) and Manorville Community Ambulance Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $39k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $839k. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $685k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 34 employees.