Releief Association of Lititz Fire Co

Analysis

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

In the financial year ending December 2023, Releief Association of Lititz Fire Co reported income of $73k and spending of $87k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $60k to $73k (+22%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Releief Association of Lititz Fire Co sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 27th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Edinburg Emergency Squad Inc ($73k), Brookside Engine Company No 1 ($73k) and Florida C E R T Association Inc ($73k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% of the total. At year end it held assets of $479k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $479k.

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.