Houtzdale Fire Co No 1

Analysis

Houtzdale Fire Co No 1 is a registered charity in United States, based in Houtzdale, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Houtzdale Fire Co No 1 reported income of $89k and spending of $120k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $83k to $89k (+7.4%), an average of +1.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 119% 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, Houtzdale Fire Co No 1 sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Locke Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($89k), Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($89k) and The Caledonia Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($89k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% of the total. At year end it held assets of $291k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $291k.