Hershey Volunteer Fire Co

Analysis

Hershey Volunteer Fire Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Hershey, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2012, 14 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, Hershey Volunteer Fire Co reported income of $450k and spending of $441k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $809k to $450k (-44%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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, Hershey Volunteer Fire Co 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 67th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Pittsburg Fire and Rescue Association Inc ($450k), Youngstown Volunteer Fire Co ($450k) and Glencoe Volunteer Fire Protection District Inc ($450k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. At year end it held assets of $8.4m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $6.2m.