Marion Volunteer Fire Company

Analysis

Marion Volunteer Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Chambersburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2006, 20 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, Marion Volunteer Fire Company reported income of $936k and spending of $763k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $605k to $936k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 78% 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, Marion Volunteer Fire Company sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashford Ambulance and Rescue ($936k), LA Marana ($936k) and The Williamantic Switchboard Fire Chiefs Association Incorporated ($936k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $306k. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $48k, net assets of $5.3m. It reported 23 employees.