Slatington Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Slatington Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Slatington, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1996, 30 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, Slatington Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $135k and spending of $128k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $195k to $135k (-31%), an average of -8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Slatington Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southwest Virginia Partnership Inc ($135k), Abilene Palm House Inc ($135k) and Hessmer Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($135k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $61k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $61k.