Conestoga Volunteer Fire Co

Analysis

Conestoga Volunteer Fire Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Conestoga, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2006, 20 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, Conestoga Volunteer Fire Co reported income of $236k and spending of $199k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $279k to $236k (-16%), an average of -4.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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, Conestoga Volunteer Fire Co sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sullivan County Volunteer Fire Department No 1 ($236k), Centerville Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($236k) and Claridge Volunteer Fire Department and Relief Association ($236k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 3.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.1m.