Fleetwood Vol Fire Co 1

Analysis

Fleetwood Vol Fire Co 1 is a registered charity in United States, based in Fleetwood, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1999, 27 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, Fleetwood Vol Fire Co 1 reported income of $339k and spending of $368k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $226k to $339k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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, Fleetwood Vol Fire Co 1 sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cheltenham Hook and Ladder Company No 1 ($339k), BJW Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($340k) and Association of Memorial Stair Climbs ($339k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 20% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $292k, net assets of $1.0m.