Ebenezer Fire Co

Analysis

Ebenezer Fire Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Lebanon, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2005, 21 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, Ebenezer Fire Co reported income of $127k and spending of $334k, spending 263% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $222k to $127k (-43%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 165% 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, Ebenezer Fire Co sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 41st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Laura Fire Co Inc ($127k), Valley Inn Sportsmans Association ($127k) and Marysville Fire Company ($127k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% of the total. At year end it held assets of $339k against liabilities of $387k, net assets of -$48k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.