Intercourse Fire Co

Analysis

Intercourse Fire Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Intercourse, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2000, 26 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Intercourse Fire Co reported income of $230k and spending of $202k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $151k to $230k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Intercourse Fire Co sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wyoming County Fire Company Inc ($229k), Vestal Fire Department Inc ($230k) and Wantagh Fire Department ($229k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.0m.