Harborcreek Fire Department

Analysis

Harborcreek Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Harborcreek, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1986, 40 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, Harborcreek Fire Department reported income of $155k and spending of $224k, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $142k to $155k (+9.4%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 115% 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, Harborcreek Fire Department sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Volunteer Engine Company 2 ($155k), Florida National Guard Foundation Inc ($155k) and Abbeys Hope Charitable Foundation ($155k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 86% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $396k, net assets of $808k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.