South Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

South Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Freeport, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2020, 6 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 2022, South Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $125k and spending of $97k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $89k to $125k (+41%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 63% 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, South Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 40th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ellamore Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($125k), Rockville Musical Theatre ($125k) and Amboy Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($125k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% of the total. At year end it held assets of $4.0m against liabilities of $237k, net assets of $3.8m.