East Petersburg Fire Co 1

Analysis

East Petersburg Fire Co 1 is a registered charity in United States, based in E Petersburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2003, 23 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, East Petersburg Fire Co 1 reported income of $971k and spending of $343k, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $506k to $971k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 267%. Over the whole period it spent 64% 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, East Petersburg Fire Co 1 sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coldwater of Lees Summit ($970k), Warwick Township Fire Company No 1 ($973k) and French Broad Volunteer Fire & Rescue Inc ($969k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.1m.