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Pocono Township Volunteer Fire Co

EIN 23-7263367 · Tannersville, PA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY PROVIDING FIRE PROTECTION TO POCONO TOWNSHIP AND SURROUNDING TOWNSHIPS AND THE COMMUNITIES LOCATED THERIN, AS WELL AS MUTUAL AID TO NEGHBORING FIRE COMPANIES.

Income
$510,451
Spending
$574,710
Employees
0

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 (5)
  1. $323,825 spent. TO PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION TO POCONO TOWNSHIP AND SURROUNDING AREAS. TO PROVIDE FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION TO CHILDREN IN LOCAL SCHOOLS AND AT SAFETY FAIRS. TO ASSIST POLICE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AT MOTOR VEHICLE AND INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS. TO PROVIDE SAFETY BARRIERS, TRAFFIC CONTROL, AND DEFINE LANDING SITES FOR MEDIVAC EMERGENCY HELICOPTER LANDINGS. TO OPERATE "JAWS OF LIFE- AND AID IN PATIENT EXTRACTIONS FROM MOTOR VEHICLES AND INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS. TO PROVIDE MUTUAL AID AND ASSISTANCE FOR NEIGHBORING FIRE COMPANIES.
  2. SAME AS FIRST. TO PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION TO POCONO TOWNSHIP AND SURROUNDING AREAS. TO PROVIDE FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION TO CHILDREN IN LOCAL SCHOOLS AND AT SAFETY FAIRS. TO ASSIST POLICE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AT MOTOR VEHICLE AND INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS. TO PROVIDE SAFETY BARRIERS, TRAFFIC CONTROL, AND DEFINE LANDING SITES FOR MEDIVAC EMERGENCY HELICOPTER LANDINGS. TO OPERATE "JAWS OF LIFE- AND AID IN PATIENT EXTRACTIONS FROM MOTOR VEHICLES AND INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS. TO PROVIDE MUTUAL AID AND ASSISTANCE FOR NEIGHBORING FIRE COMPANIES.
  3. TO PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION TO POCONO TOWNSHIP AND SURROUNDING AREAS. TO PROVIDE FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION TO CHILDREN IN LOCAL SCHOOLS AND AT SAFETY FAIRS. TO ASSIST POLICE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AT MOTOR VEHICLE AND INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS. TO PROVIDE SAFETY BARRIERS, TRAFFIC CONTROL, AND DEFINE LANDING SITES FOR MEDIVAC EMERGENCY HELICOPTER LANDINGS. TO OPERATE "JAWS OF LIFE- AND AID IN PATIENT EXTRACTIONS FROM MOTOR VEHICLES AND INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS. TO PROVIDE MUTUAL AID AND ASSISTANCE FOR NEIGHBORING FIRE COMPANIES.
  4. $242,514 spent. PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION TO THE COMMUNITY.
  5. PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION TO THE COMMUNITY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. 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 September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since January 1979.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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 7, 2026.

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