East Waterford Community Fire Company

Analysis

East Waterford Community Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in E Waterford, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2005, 21 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, East Waterford Community Fire Company reported income of $76k and spending of $131k, spending 173% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $107k to $76k (-29%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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, East Waterford Community Fire Company sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 28th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wyckoff Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($76k), Bodega Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($76k) and Craig County-New Castle Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($76k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% of the total. At year end it held assets of $377k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $377k.