Croydon Fire Co 1

Analysis

Croydon Fire Co 1 is a registered charity in United States, based in Croydon, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 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 September 2023, Croydon Fire Co 1 reported income of $530k and spending of $331k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $257k to $530k (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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, Croydon Fire Co 1 sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 69th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hudlow Fire Dept ($530k), Sag Harbor Volunteer Fire Dept ($531k) and Homer Volunteer Fire Department ($530k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. It paid $3,228 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $114k, net assets of $1.4m.