Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Co

Analysis

Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Bethlehem, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2004, 22 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, Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Co reported income of $4.6m and spending of $4.3m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.5m to $4.6m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Co sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 90th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northwest Emergency Medical Services Inc ($4.6m), Hurricane Creek Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($4.6m) and Occoquan-Woodridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $387k (9.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $6.2m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $4.9m. It reported 98 employees.