Camden-Wyoming Fire Company Inc

Analysis

Camden-Wyoming Fire Company Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Camden, DE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1998, 28 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 September 2023, Camden-Wyoming Fire Company Inc reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.2m (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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, Camden-Wyoming Fire Company Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within DE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clearfield E M S Inc ($2.2m), Town of Wallkill Volunteer Ambulance Corps Inc ($2.3m) and El Dorado County Fire Safe Council ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 37% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $835k. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $4.2m. It reported 24 employees.