Columbia Fire Company 1

Analysis

Columbia Fire Company 1 is a registered charity in United States, based in Roseto, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2022, 4 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, Columbia Fire Company 1 reported income of $265k and spending of $184k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $222k to $265k (+19%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 73% 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, Columbia Fire Company 1 sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lauderdale-Lagrange Fire Dept Inc ($265k), Berkeley Hills Fire Company ($266k) and Chickasaw Community Mutual Fire Company ($265k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% of the total. At year end it held assets of $508k against liabilities of $142k, net assets of $365k.