Altamont Fire Co of West Mahanoy Township Schuylkill County Penna

Analysis

Altamont Fire Co of West Mahanoy Township Schuylkill County Penna is a registered charity in United States, based in Frackville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2000, 26 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Altamont Fire Co of West Mahanoy Township Schuylkill County Penna reported income of $65k and spending of $85k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $70k to $65k (-7.5%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 182%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Altamont Fire Co of West Mahanoy Township Schuylkill County Penna sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 26th percentile, and in the 24th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blount County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Associatio ($65k), Midland Park Volunteer Fire Company ($65k) and Full Belly Brasil ($65k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% of the total. At year end it held assets of $616k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $616k.

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.