South Lebanon Fire Company No 1

Analysis

South Lebanon Fire Company No 1 is a registered charity in United States, based in Lebanon, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2019, 7 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, South Lebanon Fire Company No 1 reported income of $171k and spending of $251k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $164k to $171k (+4.4%), an average of +1.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, South Lebanon Fire Company No 1 sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Omro Rushford Volunteer Fire Department ($171k), New Egypt Volunteer Fire Company ($171k) and Mountain Creek Fire Department Inc ($171k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 21% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $663k.