Barlow Volunteer Fire Co Inc

Analysis

Barlow Volunteer Fire Co Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Gettysburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2014, 12 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, Barlow Volunteer Fire Co Inc reported income of $258k and spending of $103k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $221k to $258k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 53% 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, Barlow Volunteer Fire Co Inc sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shaklee Cares ($258k), Beaver Dams Volunteer Fire Dept ($259k) and West Walworth Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($258k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $133k, net assets of $2.5m.