Karthaus Volunteer Fire Company

Analysis

Karthaus Volunteer Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Karthaus, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2017, 9 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, Karthaus Volunteer Fire Company reported income of $77k and spending of $16k, leaving 80% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $47k to $77k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 33% 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, Karthaus Volunteer Fire Company sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 28th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Bernstadt Fire Department Inc ($77k), Mint Hill Fire Preventionbureau Inc ($77k) and Minnesota Association of Sober Homes Inc ($77k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 3.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $969k against liabilities of $40k, net assets of $929k.