West Earl Fire Co No 1

Analysis

West Earl Fire Co No 1 is a registered charity in United States, based in Brownstown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2007, 19 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 Earl Fire Co No 1 reported income of $281k and spending of $294k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $192k to $281k (+46%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 72% 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 Earl Fire Co No 1 sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Operation Open Water ($281k), Morrisvale Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($281k) and Sol Relief ($280k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 3.4% of the total. It paid $4,710 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $34k, net assets of $1.6m.