Friedens Fire Co

Analysis

Friedens Fire Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Slatington, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2003, 23 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, Friedens Fire Co reported income of $91k and spending of $62k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $110k to $91k (-17%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 68% 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, Friedens Fire Co sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Jackson County Fire Department ($91k), The Millwood Fire Company Number One Inc ($91k) and Horton Township Volunteer Fire Dept ($91k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 40% of the total. At year end it held assets of $186k against liabilities of $39k, net assets of $147k.