Elkins Park Fire Company

Analysis

Elkins Park Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Elkins Park, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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, Elkins Park Fire Company reported income of $445k and spending of $373k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $285k to $445k (+56%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 32%. 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, Elkins Park Fire Company sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fallowfield Fire and Rescue Company ($445k), Nefda Inc ($445k) and Crashcourse Village Inc ($445k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $49k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $440k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 2 employees.