Breezewood Fire Company

Analysis

Breezewood Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Breezewood, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2011, 15 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, Breezewood Fire Company reported income of $356k and spending of $180k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $192k to $356k (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 571%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, Breezewood Fire Company sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shelly Fire Company ($355k), Budd Lake Volunteer Fire Department of Mount Olive Township ($356k) and Through the Gate Inc ($355k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 2.7% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $45k, net assets of $1.2m.