Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Co

Analysis

Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Richboro, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1987, 39 years ago. 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, Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Co reported income of $331k and spending of $359k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $341k to $331k (-2.9%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Co sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humane Society of Johnson County ($331k), Operation Rainbow Inc ($331k) and Happy Hollow Vacation Bible Camp ($331k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.2% and program service revenue 91% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $1.0m.

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.