Worthington West Franklin Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Worthington West Franklin Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Worthington, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2012, 14 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Worthington West Franklin Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $303k and spending of $298k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $248k to $303k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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, Worthington West Franklin Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 60th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dcbe-Acton Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($302k), Churchtown Fire Co No 1 ($303k) and Eastern Garrett County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department ($302k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $30k, net assets of $1.3m.