Western Enterprise Fire Company

Analysis

Western Enterprise Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Hagerstown, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1987, 39 years ago. 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, Western Enterprise Fire Company reported income of $414k and spending of $244k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $201k to $414k (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 153%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Western Enterprise Fire Company sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include All Our Children Incorporated ($414k), New Canaan Land Conservation Trust Inc ($414k) and Mother & Unborn Baby Care of York Inc ($414k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $8,328. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $847, net assets of $1.2m.