The Lansdowne Fire Company

Analysis

The Lansdowne Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Lansdowne, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2018, 8 years ago. 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, The Lansdowne Fire Company reported income of $380k and spending of $371k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $304k to $380k (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Lansdowne Fire Company sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Corpus Christi Chamber Foundation ($380k), Lakes Area Senior Activity Center Inc ($380k) and The Chamber Orchestra of the Springs ($380k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% and program service revenue 70% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.0m.