North Bangor Fire Co

Analysis

North Bangor Fire Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Bangor, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2007, 19 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, North Bangor Fire Co reported income of $517k and spending of $137k, leaving 73% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $50k to $517k (+940%), an average of +80% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 301%. Over the whole period it spent 46% 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, North Bangor Fire Co 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 Bringing Hope to the Family USA ($517k), Ossining Fire Department Board of Fire Commissioners Inc ($517k) and Aurora Police Association Charitable Foundation ($516k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 108% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $588k, net assets of $1.6m.