Tinicum Township Fire Company

Analysis

Tinicum Township Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Essington, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1996, 30 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, Tinicum Township Fire Company reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.4m (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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, Tinicum Township Fire Company sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Triple Tree Aerodrome Inc ($1.4m), Suncoast Safety Council Inc ($1.4m) and Neon Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $845k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $198k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 45 employees.