Sheppton Oneida Volunteer Fire Co

Analysis

Sheppton Oneida Volunteer Fire Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Sheppton, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2020, 6 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, Sheppton Oneida Volunteer Fire Co reported income of $661k and spending of $151k, leaving 77% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $187k to $661k (+254%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 146%. Over the whole period it spent 38% 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, Sheppton Oneida Volunteer Fire Co sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Union Volunteer Fire Department Inc of Vale NC ($660k), Arcola Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($662k) and Mt Ephraim Police Reserves Inc ($660k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $130k, net assets of $2.0m.