Western Salisbury Volunteer Fire Company

Analysis

Western Salisbury Volunteer Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Allentown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2004, 22 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, Western Salisbury Volunteer Fire Company reported income of $349k and spending of $188k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $345k to $349k (+1.2%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 67% 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, Western Salisbury Volunteer Fire Company sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company ($348k), The Hastings Fire Department Relief Association ($349k) and Old Forge Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($348k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2,200 (1.2% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $199k, net assets of $1.7m.