West Lancaster Fire Company No 1

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
236289622
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2011
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2011
Location
Millersville, PA, USA
Phone
7178729345
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fire Prevention

Reported finances

Revenue
$30,668
Expenses
$47,652
Assets
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Fire fighting and prevention.

What it reported doing in 2011

To safeguard the village of west lancaster and the surrounding community from fire destruction, as well as, elevate both the moral and social relations of mankind.during 2011 the organization merged into blue rock fire rescue (501(c)(3) organization EIN: 27-4499194.) blue rock fire rescue is the consolidation of four volunteer fire companies in manor township and millersville borough, lancaster county, Pennsylvania, which will provide the volunteer manpower for the blue rock regional fire district. The assets and liabilities were transferred to blue rock regional fire district on 12/31/2011. Blue rock fire rescue was the intermediary as the individual fire companies were winding down their activities. The district is an intergovernment cooperation agreement between the above municipalities. See attached schedule n and supporting information.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 92% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 93
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 5
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 82.3%; rating input score 82

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -55.4%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -97.4% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -112.5% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -200% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 82.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $39K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2010 to 2011
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.