Southern Area Fire and Emergency Rescue

Analysis

Southern Area Fire and Emergency Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallastown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2023, 3 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, Southern Area Fire and Emergency Rescue reported income of $855k and spending of $975k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $566k to $855k (+51%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Southern Area Fire and Emergency Rescue sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Palisades Regional Fire Rescue ($855k), Institute for Safety in Powerline Construction Inc ($855k) and Safe Community Project ($855k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $42k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $108k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 9 employees.