Pine Glen Fire Company

Analysis

Pine Glen Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Karthaus, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2006, 20 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Pine Glen Fire Company reported income of $76k and spending of $33k, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $52k to $76k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 752%. Over the whole period it spent 17% 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, Pine Glen Fire Company sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 28th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Santa Barbara Firefighters Alliance ($76k), Hose Company No 1 of the Borough of New Providence ($77k) and Fairview Borough and Township Firemens Relief Association ($76k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 31% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.7m.