Lower Macungle Fire Department

Analysis

Lower Macungle Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Wescosville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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, Lower Macungle Fire Department reported income of $582k and spending of $557k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $738k to $582k (-21%), an average of -5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 70% 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, Lower Macungle Fire Department sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shenandoah Volunteer Fire Department ($582k), Enola Fire Company No 3 ($583k) and Volney Volunteer Fire Corporation ($582k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $16k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4,130. At year end it held assets of $4.8m against liabilities of $872k, net assets of $4.0m. It reported 1 employees.