West Willow Fire Co

Analysis

West Willow Fire Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Willow Street, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1948, 78 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, West Willow Fire Co reported income of $195k and spending of $230k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $150k to $195k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 71% 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, West Willow Fire Co sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 51st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include P a T T ($195k), Amherst Fire Department ($195k) and Old Ford Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($194k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% of the total. At year end it held assets of $822k against liabilities of $427k, net assets of $394k.