McDonald Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

McDonald Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in MC Donald, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2021, 5 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, McDonald Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $251k and spending of $190k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $157k to $251k (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 85%. 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, McDonald Volunteer Fire Dept sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colorado Front Range Mine Rescue Inc ($251k), Elrama Community Volunteer Fire Company and Relief Association ($251k) and Idaho Firewise ($251k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.9m.