Greensburg Fire Department

Analysis

Greensburg Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Greensburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2008, 18 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, Greensburg Fire Department reported income of $272k and spending of $235k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $159k to $272k (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Greensburg Fire Department sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prudence Island Volunteer Fire Dept ($272k), Buckhorn Volunteer Community Fire Company No 1 ($272k) and Port Oconner Volunteer Fire Department ($272k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1,500 (0.6% of expenses). It paid $7,053 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $565k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $565k.