Bryn Athyn Fire Co

Analysis

Bryn Athyn Fire Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Bryn Athyn, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1989, 37 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, Bryn Athyn Fire Co reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.6m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.5m (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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, Bryn Athyn Fire Co sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prodisee Pantry Inc ($1.5m), Hopkins Rural Fire Department Inc ($1.5m) and Dingman Township Voluteer Fire Dept ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $865k. At year end it held assets of $6.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $6.6m. It reported 19 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.