Citizens Fire Company of Branchdale Pennsylvania

Analysis

Citizens Fire Company of Branchdale Pennsylvania is a registered charity in United States, based in Branchdale, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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, Citizens Fire Company of Branchdale Pennsylvania reported income of $57k and spending of $64k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $442k to $57k (-87%), an average of -64% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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, Citizens Fire Company of Branchdale Pennsylvania sits at the 21st percentile: it is larger than about 21% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 21st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pompton Lakes Volunteer Fire Department Association ($57k), Inez Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($57k) and Trinity Center Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary ($57k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 40% of the total. At year end it held assets of $294k against liabilities of $89k, net assets of $205k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.