Garden Spot Fire Rescue

Analysis

Garden Spot Fire Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in New Holland, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2015, 11 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, Garden Spot Fire Rescue reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $735k to $1.9m (+158%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 62% 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, Garden Spot Fire Rescue sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gates County Rescue Squad ($1.9m), Blades Volunteer Fire Company ($1.9m) and Five Points Fire Co No 1 ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $98k. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $4.3m. It reported 4 employees.