Swarthmore Fire & Protective Association

Analysis

Swarthmore Fire & Protective Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Swarthmore, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1993, 33 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, Swarthmore Fire & Protective Association reported income of $832k and spending of $902k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $653k to $832k (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Swarthmore Fire & Protective Association sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Special Angels of the Woodlands ($832k), Low Country Regional Ems Council Inc ($833k) and My Friends Place Inc ($832k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $592k. At year end it held assets of $535k against liabilities of $107k, net assets of $429k. It reported 32 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.