South Williamsport Fire Department

Analysis

South Williamsport Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in S Williamsprt, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2017, 9 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, South Williamsport Fire Department reported income of $289k and spending of $327k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $406k to $289k (-29%), an average of -8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, South Williamsport Fire Department sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% 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 Innes Hose Company ($289k), Stokes-Rockingham Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($289k) and Pennington Fire Company ($289k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 2.9% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $900. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 6 employees.