New Franklin Fire Department

Analysis

New Franklin Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Chambersburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2016, 10 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, New Franklin Fire Department reported income of $652k and spending of $493k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $470k to $652k (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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, New Franklin Fire Department sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crumpton Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($651k), Loudon County Volunteer Emergency Rescue Squad ($652k) and Milan Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($651k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $36k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $6,887, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 1 employees.