Shenango Area Fire District

Analysis

Shenango Area Fire District is a registered charity in United States, based in New Castle, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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, Shenango Area Fire District reported income of $107k and spending of $206k, spending 193% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $811k to $107k (-87%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 249%. Over the whole period it spent 65% 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, Shenango Area Fire District sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rowan-Iredell Voluntary Fire Department Inc ($107k), Hoover Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($107k) and Allegany Engine Company Inc ($107k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% of the total. It paid $2,418 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.0m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.