Felton Community Fire Company Inc

Analysis

Felton Community Fire Company Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Felton, DE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1985, 41 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 June 2023, Felton Community Fire Company Inc reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.0m (+60%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 71% 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, Felton Community Fire Company Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within DE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elsmere Fire Co No 1 ($2.0m), Chena-Goldstream Fire and Rescue ($2.0m) and Tri-Beach Volunteer Fire Department ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $397k. At year end it held assets of $6.9m against liabilities of $800k, net assets of $6.1m. It reported 32 employees.