Perkiomen Township Fire Co No 1

Analysis

Perkiomen Township Fire Co No 1 is a registered charity in United States, based in Graterford, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2019, 7 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, Perkiomen Township Fire Co No 1 reported income of $240k and spending of $295k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $280k to $240k (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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, Perkiomen Township Fire Co No 1 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 Middle Creek Volunteer Fire District ($240k), Port Crane Fire Co Inc ($240k) and C B Avalanche Center Inc ($239k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. It paid $6,607 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $805k against liabilities of $180k, net assets of $625k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.