Independent Fire Company No 1 of the Borough of South Williamsport

Analysis

Independent Fire Company No 1 of the Borough of South Williamsport is a registered charity in United States, based in S Williamsprt, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2026. 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 November 2021, Independent Fire Company No 1 of the Borough of South Williamsport reported income of $127k and spending of $68k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from November 2019 to November 2021, income grew from $82k to $127k (+56%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2021, when income rose by 219%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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, Independent Fire Company No 1 of the Borough of South Williamsport sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 41st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Union Township Fire Company of Union County ($127k), Antes Fort Volunteer Fire Company ($127k) and Hamden Fire Fighters Association Inc ($127k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending November 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% of the total. At year end it held assets of $656k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $656k.