Nelson Volunteer Fire Company Inc

Analysis

Nelson Volunteer Fire Company Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Nelson, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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, Nelson Volunteer Fire Company Inc reported income of $196k and spending of $218k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $209k to $196k (-6.4%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Nelson Volunteer Fire Company Inc sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 51st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kiantone Independent Fire Dept Inc ($196k), Hilltown Township Volunteer Fire Co ($196k) and German Township Volunteer Fire Dept ($196k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 78% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $61k. At year end it held assets of $259k against liabilities of $73k, net assets of $186k. It reported 7 employees.