Citizens Fire Co of Upper Milford Township

Analysis

Citizens Fire Co of Upper Milford Township is a registered charity in United States, based in Emmaus, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1986, 40 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, Citizens Fire Co of Upper Milford Township reported income of $144k and spending of $145k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $120k to $144k (+20%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 72% 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, Citizens Fire Co of Upper Milford Township sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% 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 Epworth Community Fire Department ($144k), Frazer TWP Vol Fire Dept No 2 ($144k) and Lanoka Harbor Volunteer Fire Co No 1 Inc ($144k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 1.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $392k against liabilities of $24k, net assets of $368k.