York Beach Fire Department

Analysis

York Beach Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in York Beach, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2006, 20 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 June 2024, York Beach Fire Department reported income of $74k and spending of $59k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $95k to $74k (-22%), an average of -4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 64% 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, York Beach Fire Department sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 22nd percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Litchfield Volunteer Fire Company ($74k), Kensington Volunteer Firemans Association Inc ($74k) and Hilltop Fire Co ($74k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $995k.