Shamokin Volunteer Firemans Relief Association

Analysis

Shamokin Volunteer Firemans Relief Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Shamokin, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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 2022, Shamokin Volunteer Firemans Relief Association reported income of $53k and spending of $44k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $77k to $53k (-31%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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, Shamokin Volunteer Firemans Relief Association sits at the 19th percentile: it is larger than about 19% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 19th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Canton Volunteer Fire Department ($53k), Connecticut Firefighters Charitable Foundation Inc ($53k) and Big Otter Volunteer Fire Department ($53k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1,350 (3.1% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.0m.