East Brandywine Fire Co

Analysis

East Brandywine Fire Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Downingtown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1990, 36 years ago. 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, East Brandywine Fire Co reported income of $1.2m and spending of $724k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $553k to $1.2m (+123%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, East Brandywine Fire Co sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Houston Volunteer Fire Company ($1.2m), Mi Lewis Social Service Center ($1.2m) and Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Foundation Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. At year end it held assets of $6.9m against liabilities of $3.8m, net assets of $3.1m.