Bernville Community Fire Co No 1

Analysis

Bernville Community Fire Co No 1 is a registered charity in United States, based in Bernville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2016, 10 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, Bernville Community Fire Co No 1 reported income of $319k and spending of $238k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $239k to $319k (+33%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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, Bernville Community Fire Co No 1 sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Middle Falls Fire Dept Inc ($319k), Upper Scioto Valley Ambulance District ($319k) and Clintwood Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc ($319k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 34% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $400k, net assets of $968k.