Frazer TWP Vol Fire Dept No 2

Analysis

Frazer TWP Vol Fire Dept No 2 is a registered charity in United States, based in Creighton, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2003, 23 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, Frazer TWP Vol Fire Dept No 2 reported income of $144k and spending of $153k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $212k to $144k (-32%), an average of -9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 113% 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, Frazer TWP Vol Fire Dept No 2 sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Citizens Fire Co of Upper Milford Township ($144k), Hop Bottom Hose Company ($144k) and Epworth Community Fire Department ($144k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% of the total. At year end it held assets of $702k against liabilities of $252k, net assets of $450k.

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.