Presto Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Presto Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Presto, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2003, 23 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, Presto Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $400k and spending of $203k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $183k to $400k (+118%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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, Presto Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Carlisle Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($400k), Cambridge Rescue Squad Inc ($400k) and Crawford County Fire District One ($399k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $469 (0.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $43k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $57k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 17 employees.