McConnellsburg Volunteer Fire Company No 1 Inc

Analysis

McConnellsburg Volunteer Fire Company No 1 Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in MC Connellsbg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2000, 26 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, McConnellsburg Volunteer Fire Company No 1 Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.0m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $875k to $1.5m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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, McConnellsburg Volunteer Fire Company No 1 Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lindale Volunteer Fire Department ($1.5m), Takecare Relief Fund Inc ($1.5m) and Climate Action Campaign ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $89k (8.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $275k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $118k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 29 employees.