Upper Frederick Fire Company

Analysis

Upper Frederick Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Perkiomenvlle, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2003, 23 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, Upper Frederick Fire Company reported income of $124k and spending of $146k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $105k to $124k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Upper Frederick Fire Company sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 40th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thomas Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($124k), Addison Vol Fire Dept ($124k) and Choctaw Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($124k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $285k, net assets of $952k.