Matamoras Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Matamoras Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Matamoras, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2001, 25 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Matamoras Fire Department Inc reported income of $120k and spending of $86k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $66k to $120k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Matamoras Fire Department Inc sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 40th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spring Creek Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($120k), Citizens of Gulf County Recovery Team ($121k) and Town of Chemung Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($120k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $350 (0.4% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $182k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $182k.