Union Fire Co

Analysis

Union Fire Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Carlisle, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2002, 24 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, Union Fire Co reported income of $413k and spending of $478k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $502k to $413k (-18%), an average of -4.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Union Fire Co sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include English Consul Volunteer Fire Association Inc ($413k), Sky Valley-Scaly Mountain Volunteer and Rescue Department Incorporated ($413k) and Central Shenandoah Ems Council Inc ($412k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 79% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $166k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 14 employees.