Gettysburg Rural Fire Dept 90

Analysis

Gettysburg Rural Fire Dept 90 is a registered charity in United States, based in Gettysburg, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1993, 33 years ago. 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, Gettysburg Rural Fire Dept 90 reported income of $495k and spending of $511k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $336k to $495k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Gettysburg Rural Fire Dept 90 sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include De L Epee Deaf Center ($495k), Iowa Credit Union Foundation Inc ($495k) and Worcester Regional Research Bureau Inc ($495k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $156k. At year end it held assets of $316k against liabilities of $545k, net assets of -$229k. It reported 19 employees.

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.