Gouglersville Fire Co No 1

Public charity · Grantmaker Reading, PA EIN: 23-0638655

Maintenance of a building for the storage of fire apparatus and equipment for the purpose of a local fire company to protect and preserve the properties of our fellow citizens and holding small games for charity.

Gouglersville Fire Co No 1 at a glance

In short: Gouglersville Fire Co No 1 gave $87K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $43K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$86,735
+162.8% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+100.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$43,368
+31.4% vs 2023
Median grant
$43,368
Total assets
$3,407,468
+2.3% vs 2023
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Gouglersville Fire Co No 1 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Cumru TWP Fire Dept: $78KCumru TWP Fire Dept$78KGovernor Mifflin School District: $9KGovernor Mifflin SchoolDistrict$9K

The largest 2024 recipient was Cumru TWP Fire Dept ($78K). Together the top 2 received $87K.

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

ReadingShillington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100KTotal only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $33K (2023) to $97K (2020). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $87K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cumru TWP Fire Dept Reading, PA—$78,035
Governor Mifflin School District Shillington, PA—$8,700
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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
2024$3,407,468$786,872$724,361$86,7352$99,898
2023$3,331,099$763,315$634,885$33,0001$95,448
2022$3,126,087$471,650$562,605$93,638Total only$71,154
2021$3,388,808$621,120$467,825$73,874Total only$82,914
2020$3,318,450$228,144$372,273$96,824Total only—

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Gouglersville Fire Co No 1

Based on IRS filings

Gouglersville Fire Co No 1 is a public charity, based in Reading, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $3.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $87K. Net investment income was $100K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Gouglersville Fire Co No 1 is led by 01 Gerald Thomas, President on every filing since 2023; all 10 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • 01 Gerald Thomas

    President

    On filings since 2023

    6 hrs/week

    $11 (2024)

  • 08 Dwayne Keller

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    $4 (2024)

  • 09 Debra Spadafora

    Trustee

    Financial Secretary → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    $3 (2024)

  • 10 Karen Yachera

    Financial Secretary & Trustee

    Trustee & Assistant Financial Secretary → Financial Secretary & Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    $9 (2024)

  • 11 Brian Hurst

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    $1 (2024)

  • 04 Kay Yost

    Assistant Financial Secretary

    Trustee → Assistant Financial Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    $8 (2024)

  • 05 Jeffrey Gerhart

    Treasurer

    Vice President → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    20 hrs/week

    $7 (2024)

  • 06 Gwen Grossman

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    $6 (2024)

  • 07 Becky Goodman

    Assistant Secretary

    Trustee → Assistant Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    $5 (2024)

  • 02 Perry Kern

    Vice President

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    $10 (2024)

Former officers (20)
  • Former: 04 Perry Kerns (2023) — Assistant Secretary
  • Former: 07 David Wallace (2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Catherine Bibbus (2020–2022) — Financial Secretary
  • Former: David Wallace (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Gerald Thomas (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: Jeff Gerhart (2020–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: John Dietrich (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Shelby Heffner (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Kay Yost (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Dwayne Keller (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Gwen Grossman (2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Perry Kern (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert Yachera (2022) — Assistant Financial Secretary
  • Former: Wendy Kershner (2022) — Assistant Secretary
  • Former: Bill Berg (2020–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Carol Anne Wallace (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Kelsey Andrews (2020–2021) — Assistant Financial Secretary
  • Former: Lauren Lorah (2020–2021) — Assistant Secretary
  • Former: Zedra Angstadt (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Marcia Lutz (2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

01 Gerald Thomas — 01 President: $1101 Gerald Thomas01 President$1102 Perry Kern — 02 Vice President: $1002 Perry Kern02 Vice President$1003 Robert Yachera — 03 Financial Secretary: $903 Robert Yachera03 Financial Secretary$904 Kay Yost — 04 Asst Financial Secretary: $804 Kay Yost04 Asst Financial Secretary$805 Jeffrey Gerhart — 05 Treasurer: $705 Jeffrey Gerhart05 Treasurer$706 Gwen Grossman — 06 Secretary: $606 Gwen Grossman06 Secretary$607 Becky Goodman — 07 Asst Secretary: $507 Becky Goodman07 Asst Secretary$508 Dwayne Keller — 08 Trustee: $408 Dwayne Keller08 Trustee$409 Debra Spadafora — 09 Trustee: $309 Debra Spadafora09 Trustee$310 Karen Yachera — 10 Trustee: $210 Karen Yachera10 Trustee$211 Brian Hurst — 11 Trustee: $111 Brian Hurst11 Trustee$1

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $11, to 01 Gerald Thomas (01 President). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Gouglersville Fire Co No 1

How much does Gouglersville Fire Co No 1 give each year?

Gouglersville Fire Co No 1 gave $87K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $33K across 1 grant.

How large is Gouglersville Fire Co No 1?

Gouglersville Fire Co No 1 reported $3.4M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $787K.

Where does Gouglersville Fire Co No 1 operate?

Gouglersville Fire Co No 1 has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Gouglersville Fire Co No 1's EIN?

Gouglersville Fire Co No 1's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-0638655. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 16, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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