Black Lick Volunteer Fire Company of Black Lick Pa

Analysis

Black Lick Volunteer Fire Company of Black Lick Pa is a registered charity in United States, based in Black Lick, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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, Black Lick Volunteer Fire Company of Black Lick Pa reported income of $208k and spending of $315k, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $327k to $208k (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 146%. Over the whole period it spent 162% 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, Black Lick Volunteer Fire Company of Black Lick Pa sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Green Valley Morgan Fire Co Inc ($208k), Huntingdon Valley Fire Co ($208k) and Weaverland Valley Fire Department ($208k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 33% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $242k, net assets of $1.2m.

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.