South Creek Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

South Creek Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Gillett, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2003, 23 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, South Creek Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $128k and spending of $108k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $154k to $128k (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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, South Creek Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 41st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Markesan Fire Department ($128k), Hannawa Falls Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($128k) and Selbyville Vol Fire Dept Inc ($128k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 28% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $65k, net assets of $1.0m.