Knox Volunteer Fire Company

Analysis

Knox Volunteer Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Knox, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1999, 27 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, Knox Volunteer Fire Company reported income of $267k and spending of $166k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $205k to $267k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 76% 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, Knox Volunteer Fire Company sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lizton-Union TWP Hendricks Co Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($267k), Pound Ridge Fire Department Inc ($267k) and Palermo Volunteer Fire Corporation ($267k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. At year end it held assets of $952k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $952k.