Rose Tree Fire Company 1

Analysis

Rose Tree Fire Company 1 is a registered charity in United States, based in Media, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1987, 39 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, Rose Tree Fire Company 1 reported income of $350k and spending of $170k, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $236k to $350k (+48%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 76% 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, Rose Tree Fire Company 1 sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shingle Hollow Fire Dept ($350k), Shermans Dale Community Fire Co ($350k) and Damascus Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc ($349k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% of the total. It paid $4,244 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $634k, net assets of $1.4m.