Forestville Citizens Fire Company

Analysis

Forestville Citizens Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Pottsville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2018, 8 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, Forestville Citizens Fire Company reported income of $57k and spending of $63k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $139k to $57k (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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, Forestville Citizens Fire Company sits at the 21st percentile: it is larger than about 20% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 21st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Selby Ambulance Service ($57k), Watchung Fire Company No 3 ($57k) and Big Mountain Firefighters Association ($57k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $200 (0.3% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $514k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $514k.