Eastern Berks Fire Department

Analysis

Eastern Berks Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Barto, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2012, 14 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, Eastern Berks Fire Department reported income of $458k and spending of $332k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $515k to $458k (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 167%. Over the whole period it spent 63% 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, Eastern Berks Fire Department sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Providence Volunteer Fire Company ($458k), Lasker Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated ($459k) and Grimesland Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($457k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 9.8% of the total. It paid $4,773 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $239k, net assets of $2.0m.