Limerick Fire Department

Analysis

Limerick Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Limerick, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1988, 38 years ago. 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, Limerick Fire Department reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.9m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.6m to $1.6m (-72%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Limerick Fire Department sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rebuilding Hope Sexual Assault Center ($1.6m), Casa of Northwest Arkansas Inc ($1.6m) and Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% of the total. It paid $8,226 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $12.1m against liabilities of $6.0m, net assets of $6.1m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.