Rural Security Fire Company

Analysis

Rural Security Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Lebanon, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2019, 7 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, Rural Security Fire Company reported income of $109k and spending of $206k, spending 188% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $222k to $109k (-51%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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, Rural Security Fire Company sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Obyrne FGT Inc ($109k), Columbus Firemans Cheer Fund Inc ($109k) and The Madeira and Indian Hill Fire Company ($109k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 4.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $703k against liabilities of $533k, net assets of $170k.

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.