The Gettysburg Fire Department

Analysis

The Gettysburg Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Gettysburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1988, 38 years ago. 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, The Gettysburg Fire Department reported income of $1.0m and spending of $641k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $778k to $1.0m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Gettysburg Fire Department sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Maryland Salem Childrens Trust Inc ($1.0m), Buffalo Arts and Technology Center Inc ($1.0m) and Team Eugene Aquatics Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 48% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $62k (9.7% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $9.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $9.7m.