Longwood Firemens Relief Association

Analysis

Longwood Firemens Relief Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Kennett SQ, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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, Longwood Firemens Relief Association reported income of $143k and spending of $111k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $141k to $143k (+1.9%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 116% 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, Longwood Firemens Relief Association sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Morgan County Rescue Squad ($143k), Bowlus Volunteer Fire Department ($143k) and Roxbury Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($143k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $298k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $298k.