Citizens Volunteer Fire Company

Analysis

Citizens Volunteer Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Fawn Grove, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 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 Volunteer Fire Company reported income of $291k and spending of $291k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $171k to $291k (+70%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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 Volunteer Fire Company sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 59th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Larksville Community Ambulance ($291k), Gnesen Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($292k) and Sheffield Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Service ($291k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 14% of the total. At year end it held assets of $651k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $651k.