Community Fire Company of Frystown Pennsylvania

Analysis

Community Fire Company of Frystown Pennsylvania is a registered charity in United States, based in Myerstown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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, Community Fire Company of Frystown Pennsylvania reported income of $94k and spending of $51k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $261k to $94k (-64%), an average of -64% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 31% 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, Community Fire Company of Frystown Pennsylvania sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brumley Gap Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($94k), Celeste Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($94k) and Pottsville Fire Company No 1 ($94k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $338k against liabilities of $28k, net assets of $310k.