Pequea Valley Fire Department

Analysis

Pequea Valley Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Gordonville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2015, 11 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 2022, Pequea Valley Fire Department reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.4m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $861k to $1.1m (+22%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Pequea Valley Fire Department sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 National Council for Occupational Safety and Health ($1.1m), Sun City Center Emergency Squad No 1 Inc ($1.1m) and Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 67% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $246k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $909k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 10 employees.