New Berlin Fire Company Number One

Analysis

New Berlin Fire Company Number One is a registered charity in United States, based in New Berlin, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2014, 12 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, New Berlin Fire Company Number One reported income of $189k and spending of $172k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $276k to $189k (-31%), an average of -9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 139%. Over the whole period it spent 68% 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, New Berlin Fire Company Number One sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 50th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Swoope Volunteer Fire Company ($189k), Farmington Fire Department Inc ($190k) and Hamilton Co Special Tactics and Rescue Service ($189k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 15% of the total. It paid $3,529 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $973k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $973k.