The Mt Gretna Community Volunteer Fire Co

Analysis

The Mt Gretna Community Volunteer Fire Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Mt Gretna, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2023, 3 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, The Mt Gretna Community Volunteer Fire Co reported income of $573k and spending of $109k, leaving 81% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $168k to $573k (+240%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 132%. Over the whole period it spent 40% 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, The Mt Gretna Community Volunteer Fire Co sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 70th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rockfish Fire Department Inc ($573k), Bikehouston Inc ($574k) and Savage Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($572k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.1m.