Mill Creek Fire Company

Analysis

Mill Creek Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Wilmington, DE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1989, 37 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, Mill Creek Fire Company reported income of $4.3m and spending of $4.0m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.6m to $4.3m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Mill Creek Fire Company sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within DE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Friends of Israel Emergency Aid Fund Inc ($4.3m), Alexis Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($4.3m) and Terrytown-Fifth District Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($4.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $17.8m against liabilities of $2.8m, net assets of $15.0m. It reported 64 employees.