New Salem Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

New Salem Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in New Salem, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2022, 4 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 Salem Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $201k and spending of $115k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $144k to $201k (+39%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 65% 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 Salem Volunteer Fire Dept sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A a TWSP VFD Inc ($201k), Wellman Volunteer Fire Department ($201k) and Fairview Volunteer Fire Company ($201k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. It paid $2,018 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.7m.