Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in New Castle, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2021, 5 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, Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $287k and spending of $256k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $136k to $287k (+111%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 65% 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, Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 59th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Carolina Alliance for Safe Transportation Inc ($287k), Four Way Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($287k) and Moon Township Volunteer Fire Company ($287k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 45% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $270k, net assets of $1.3m.