Dewey Fire Co No 1

Analysis

Dewey Fire Co No 1 is a registered charity in United States, based in Hellertown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2014, 12 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, Dewey Fire Co No 1 reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.4m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.3m (+12%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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, Dewey Fire Co No 1 sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crandell Volunteer Fire Department ($1.3m), Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($1.3m) and Ellicott City Volunteer Firemans Association Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.3% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $54k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $576k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $2,095, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 55 employees.