Black Rock Vounteer Fire Company

Analysis

Black Rock Vounteer Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenixville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2016, 10 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, Black Rock Vounteer Fire Company reported income of $262k and spending of $241k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $438k to $262k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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, Black Rock Vounteer Fire Company 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 59th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Woodlawn Fire Department ($262k), Asa-Asa Foundation ($262k) and Northpole Fire Company Inc ($262k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $68k, net assets of $1.9m.