Stroud Township Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Stroud Township Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Stroudsburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2004, 22 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, Stroud Township Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $332k and spending of $380k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $297k to $332k (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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, Stroud Township Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sunbury Steam Fire Engine Co ($332k), Townsend Township Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($332k) and Friends of the Plandome Fire Department Inc ($332k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 8.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $4,800 (1.3% of expenses). It paid $14k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $391k, net assets of $1.5m.