Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Hyndman, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2006, 20 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, Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $145k and spending of $138k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $93k to $145k (+56%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 56%. 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, Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hop Bottom Hose Company ($144k), Alpa Emergency Relief Fund Inc ($145k) and Frazer TWP Vol Fire Dept No 2 ($144k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 11% of the total. At year end it held assets of $435k against liabilities of $50k, net assets of $385k.