The Spangler Fire Company

Analysis

The Spangler Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in N Cambria, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2000, 26 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, The Spangler Fire Company reported income of $205k and spending of $278k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $160k to $205k (+28%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, The Spangler Fire Company sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Orange County Long Term Recovery Group Inc ($205k), Neshanic Volunteer Fire Company ($205k) and South Newton Township Volunteer Fire Company ($205k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 58% of the total. At year end it held assets of $286k against liabilities of $8,420, net assets of $277k.