South Mountain Volunteer Fire Company

Analysis

South Mountain Volunteer Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in S Mountain, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1994, 32 years ago. 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, South Mountain Volunteer Fire Company reported income of $440k and spending of $418k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $354k to $440k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, South Mountain Volunteer Fire Company sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% 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 San Rafael High School Boosters Incorporated ($440k), Interbranch Special Projects Foundation of Santa Clara County ($440k) and Armenian Cultural Association Hamazkayin Inc ($440k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 39% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $156k. At year end it held assets of $691k against liabilities of $282k, net assets of $409k. It reported 16 employees.