Alum Bank Community Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Alum Bank Community Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Alum Bank, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2012, 14 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, Alum Bank Community Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $373k and spending of $270k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $127k to $373k (+194%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Alum Bank Community Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include BMW Motorcycle Owners of America Moa Foundation ($373k), Twin Bridge Rescue Squad Inc ($373k) and Sassamansville Fire Co 1 ($373k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $469k, net assets of $2.2m.