Kimberton Fire Company

Analysis

Kimberton Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenixville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 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, Kimberton Fire Company reported income of $872k and spending of $791k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $925k to $872k (-5.7%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 59% 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, Kimberton Fire Company sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Deer Township Volunteer Fire Co No 3 ($871k), Corazon Latino Inc ($876k) and Burton Volunteer Fire Department ($871k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $33k. At year end it held assets of $5.4m against liabilities of $461k, net assets of $4.9m. It reported 3 employees.