Citizens Fire Co No 1 of Penbrook

Analysis

Citizens Fire Co No 1 of Penbrook is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1985, 41 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, Citizens Fire Co No 1 of Penbrook reported income of $150k and spending of $93k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $58k to $150k (+159%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 212%. Over the whole period it spent 151% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Citizens Fire Co No 1 of Penbrook sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Olmsted Hockey Club ($150k), Paola Senior Center ($150k) and Latin American Childrens Fund Inc ($150k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $317k, net assets of $764k.