Volunteer Fire Company of Beach Lake

Analysis

Volunteer Fire Company of Beach Lake is a registered charity in United States, based in Beach Lake, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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 (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, Volunteer Fire Company of Beach Lake reported income of $114k and spending of $61k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $82k to $114k (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 60% 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, Volunteer Fire Company of Beach Lake sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arroyo City Volunteer Fire Department ($114k), Imler Area Volunteer Fire Company ($114k) and Drones for Good Worldwide ($114k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% and program service revenue 19% of the total. At year end it held assets of $850k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $850k.