Summerville Volunteer Firemens Association

Analysis

Summerville Volunteer Firemens Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Summerville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1986, 40 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, Summerville Volunteer Firemens Association reported income of $131k and spending of $184k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $165k to $131k (-20%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Summerville Volunteer Firemens Association sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 41st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Hose Co No 1 of Tamaqua ($131k), Wilburton Hose Company 1 ($131k) and Farm Rescue Foundation ($131k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% of the total. At year end it held assets of $812k against liabilities of $489k, net assets of $324k.