Goodwill Steam Fire Engine Co-1
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
GOOD WILL STEAM FIRE ENGINE COMPANY 1 PROVIDES FIRE, RESCUE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE GREATER POTTSTOWN AREA AND IS DIVIDED INTO TWO FACTIONS: GOOD WILL AMBULANCE AND GOOD WILL FIRE.
- Income
- $5.1 million
- Spending
- $4.0 million
- Employees
- 67
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $110,316, f-t paramedi
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $2.9 million spent. GOOD WILL AMBULANCES PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO 55,000 PEOPLE IN POTTSTOWN, LOWER POTTSGROVE, WEST POTTSGROVE, UPPER POTTSGROVE, NEW HANOVER, DOUGLAS BERKS, NORTH COVENTRY, EAST COVENTRY AND SOUTH COVENTRY TOWNSHIPS. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES INCLUDE TREATMENT AND TRANSPORTATION TO LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOMS AS WELL AS CARE AND TREATMENT IN PLACE, LIFTING ASSISTANCE AND ON SCENE MEDICAL EVALUATIONS. GOOD WILL AMBULANCE OPERATES WITH PARAMEDICS AND EMT'S WHO STAFF THREE AMBULANCES DAILY, 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. GOOD WILL OPERATES FROM A MAIN BASE OF OPERATIONS IN POTTSTOWN BOROUGH AND OPERATES SUBSTATIONS IN NORTH COVENTRY AND LOWER POTTSGROVE TOWNSHIPS. GOOD WILL OFFERS A MEMBERSHIP DRIVE ANNUALLY FOR RESIDENTS TO JOIN AS MEMBERS TO DEFER ANY OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE. ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE FIRST AID, CPR AND AED TRAINING, FIRE EXTINGUISHER CLASSES, AND FIRE SAFETY CLASSES. THESE SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO INDUSTRY, LOCAL BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS, SCHOOLS, AND ANYONE ELSE REQUESTING TRAINING. GOOD WILL AMBULANCES PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO 55,000 PEOPLE IN POTTSTOWN, LOWER POTTSGROVE, WEST POTTSGROVE, UPPER POTTSGROVE, NEW HANOVER, DOUGLAS BERKS, NORTH COVENTRY, EAST COVENTRY AND SOUTH COVENTRY TOWNSHIPS. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES INCLUDE TREATMENT AND TRANSPORTATION TO LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOMS AS WELL AS CARE AND TREATMENT IN PLACE, LIFTING ASSISTANCE AND ON SCENE MEDICAL EVALUATIONS. GOOD WILL AMBULANCE OPERATES WITH PARAMEDICS AND EMT'S WHO STAFF THREE AMBULANCES DAILY, 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. GOOD WILL OPERATES FROM A MAIN BASE OF OPERATIONS IN POTTSTOWN BOROUGH AND OPERATES SUBSTATIONS IN NORTH COVENTRY AND LOWER POTTSGROVE TOWNSHIPS. GOOD WILL OFFERS A MEMBERSHIP DRIVE ANNUALLY FOR RESIDENTS TO JOIN AS MEMBERS TO DEFER ANY OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE. ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE FIRST AID, CPR AND AED TRAINING, FIRE EXTINGUISHER CLASSES, AND FIRE SAFETY CLASSES. THESE SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO INDUSTRY, LOCAL BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS, SCHOOLS, AND ANYONE ELSE REQUESTING TRAINING.
- $825,641 spent. GOOD WILL FIRE PROVIDES PRIMARY FIREFIGHTING AND RESCUE SERVICES TO POTTSTOWN BOROUGH AND WEST POTTSGROVE TOWNSHIP, AS WELL AS MUTUAL AID RESPONSES TO SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. GOOD WILL FIRE STAFFS TWO FIREFIGHTER/EMT'S ON FIRE APPARATUS 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. THESE FIREFIGHTER/EMT'S ARE SUPPLEMENTED BY A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTING FORCE. IN ADDITION TO FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES, FIREFIGHTER/EMT'S ALSO RESPOND TO MEDICAL AND TRAUMA CALLS TO SUPPLEMENT THE AMBULANCE RESPONSE AND ASSIST WHEREVER NEEDED.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1959.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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