Shippenville Elk Township Volunt

Analysis

Shippenville Elk Township Volunt is a registered charity in United States, based in Shippenville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2000, 26 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, Shippenville Elk Township Volunt reported income of $136k and spending of $208k, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $348k to $136k (-61%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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, Shippenville Elk Township Volunt sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parishville Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($136k), Bikers Against Predators Inc ($136k) and Franklin Township Volunter Fire Department Inc ($136k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $29k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 10 employees.