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Berwyn Fire Company

Public charity · Grantmaker Berwyn, PA EIN: 23-0406833 Website

To provide fire fighting & ambulance services to local & adjacent communities

Berwyn Fire Company at a glance

In short: Berwyn Fire Company gave $512K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $512K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$512,231
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$512,231
Median grant
$512,231
Total assets
$14,476,052
+113.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Berwyn Fire Company funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Berwyn Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Association: $512KBerwyn Volunteer Firefighters'Relief Association$512K

The largest 2025 recipient was Berwyn Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Association ($512K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Berwyn

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $512K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Berwyn Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Association Berwyn, PAGift to Relief Association$512,231
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$14,476,052$12,408,011$4,706,025$512,2311$95,885
2024$6,787,423$5,726,362$3,001,767——$52,379
2023$4,075,488$2,512,638$2,479,213——$27,741
2022$4,054,537$2,546,397$2,452,565——$13,283
2021$4,079,771$3,106,079$2,245,117——$16,587
2020$3,370,746$2,288,328$2,169,923——$10,272
2019$2,921,124$2,363,490$2,223,080——$31,263

About Berwyn Fire Company

Based on IRS filings

Berwyn Fire Company is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Berwyn, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $512K. Net investment income was $96K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Berwyn Fire Company is led by Andrew Emory, President since 2023 (on filings since 2022); 6 of 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Andrew Emory

    President

    Director at Large → President, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Williams

    Management Board Chair

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shawn P. Savering

    Director of Facilities

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bryan Humbarger

    Director at Large

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jordan Green

    Director at Large

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael S. Baskin

    Ems Captain

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $3K (2023) → $2K (2025)

  • Brian R. Garver

    Lieutenant

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $171K (2023) → $137K (2025)

  • Christopher G. Drach

    Lieutenant

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $114K (2023) → $129K (2025)

  • Christopher P. McDonald

    Lieutenant

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $156K (2023) → $130K (2025)

  • Sheryl L. Drach

    Lieutenant

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $161K (2023) → $162K (2025)

  • Stoddard Taylor

    Als Coordinator

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $117K (2024) → $116K (2025)

  • Andrew M. Olsen

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda G. Dimartini

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin K. Brundage

    Fire Chief

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nam D. Truong

    Vice President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Thomas F. Dorley (2023) — Firefighter & Paramedic
  • Former: Thomas Torresson (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Joseph Gardner (2019–2021) — Fire Police Captain
  • Former: Mark Crandall (2021) — Director at Large
  • Former: Eamon Brazunas (2019–2020) — Fire Chief
  • Former: Eric Javie (2019–2020) — Director of Facilities
  • Former: Joshua Lichman (2019–2020) — Director at Large
  • Former: William King (2019–2020) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Sheryl L Drach — Lieutenant: $162KSheryl L DrachLieutenant$162KBrian R Garver — Lieutenant: $137KBrian R GarverLieutenant$137KChristopher P McDonald — Lieutenant: $130KChristopher P McDonaldLieutenant$130KChristopher G Drach — Lieutenant: $129KChristopher G DrachLieutenant$129KStoddard Taylor — ALS Coordinator: $116KStoddard TaylorALS Coordinator$116KMichael S Baskin — EMS Captain: $2KMichael S BaskinEMS Captain$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $162K, to Sheryl L Drach (Lieutenant). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Berwyn Fire Company

How much does Berwyn Fire Company give each year?

Berwyn Fire Company gave $512K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Berwyn Fire Company?

Berwyn Fire Company reported $14.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $12.4M.

What is Berwyn Fire Company?

Berwyn Fire Company is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Berwyn, PA. It holds $14.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Berwyn Fire Company operate?

Berwyn Fire Company has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Berwyn Fire Company's EIN?

Berwyn Fire Company's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-0406833. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 18, 2026)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)

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