Ridgway Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Ridgway Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ridgway, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2019, 7 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 January 2024, Ridgway Fire Department Inc reported income of $583k and spending of $479k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2020 to January 2024, income grew from $306k to $583k (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2022, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 71% 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, Ridgway Fire Department Inc sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chase City Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($583k), South Central Minnesota Ems Corporation ($584k) and Brandon Volunteer Fire Department ($583k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending January 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $120k, net assets of $1.2m.