Martindale Fire Co

Analysis

Martindale Fire Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Martindale, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2007, 19 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Martindale Fire Co reported income of $163k and spending of $165k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $126k to $163k (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Martindale Fire Co sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Quinwood Community Vol Fire Dept Inc ($163k), Vash Hawaii Island ($163k) and South Hagerstown Fire Company Inc ($163k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 18% of the total. At year end it held assets of $783k against liabilities of $42k, net assets of $741k.