Brookville Volunteer Fire Co

Analysis

Brookville Volunteer Fire Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Brookville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1981, 45 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 February 2024, Brookville Volunteer Fire Co reported income of $499k and spending of $267k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2020 to February 2024, income grew from $189k to $499k (+165%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2024, when income rose by 91%. 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, Brookville Volunteer Fire Co sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trevose Fire Co ($499k), Illinois Medical Emergency Response Team ($499k) and Fire Family Foundation ($499k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending February 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 29% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $231k, net assets of $1.0m.