Centre Hall Fire Company

Analysis

Centre Hall Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Centre Hall, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2021, 5 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, Centre Hall Fire Company reported income of $448k and spending of $351k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $315k to $448k (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 61% 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, Centre Hall Fire Company sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include First Hose Company of Boonsboro Washington County State of Marylan ($448k), Volunteer Fire Company of Center Brunswick Inc ($448k) and South Queensbury Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($447k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $2.7m, net assets of $1.6m.