Meshoppen Volunteer Fire Co

Analysis

Meshoppen Volunteer Fire Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Meshoppen, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3).

In the financial year ending December 2023, Meshoppen Volunteer Fire Co reported income of $892k and spending of $712k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $459k to $892k (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Meshoppen Volunteer Fire Co sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anthonian Association of the Friends of St Anthony of Padua Inc ($892k), Cerebral Palsy of Racine County ($892k) and Back Porch Radio Broadcasting Inc Wort Radio ($892k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $273k. It paid $4,808 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $483k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 14 employees.