Rohrerstown Community Fire Company

Analysis

Rohrerstown Community Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 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, Rohrerstown Community Fire Company reported income of $471k and spending of $678k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $427k to $471k (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 123% 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, Rohrerstown Community Fire Company sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Drakes Branch Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($471k), Hague Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($471k) and Northeast Fire and Rescue Co ($470k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $48k. It paid $14k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $37k, net assets of $2.1m.