Strinestown Community Fire Company

Analysis

Strinestown Community Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Manchester, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2004, 22 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, Strinestown Community Fire Company reported income of $288k and spending of $316k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $181k to $288k (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 63% 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, Strinestown Community Fire Company sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 59th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Franklin Community VFD Inc ($287k), Cameron Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($288k) and Four Way Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($287k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $94k, net assets of $1.3m.