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West Earl Fire Company No 1

Public charity · Grantmaker Brownstown, PA EIN: 23-6429726 Website

The mission of this company shall be the protection of property and the general improvement of fire and emergency services in the township of west earl and the surrounding community.

West Earl Fire Company No 1 at a glance

In short: West Earl Fire Company No 1 reported $2K in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2024)
$2,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
Total assets
$1,585,670
-2.2% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$306,544
+9.2% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$6,675
+10.8% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$308,507
+4.8% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

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

Who West Earl Fire Company No 1 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Brownstown

How West Earl Fire Company No 1 gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2019 to 2022 (−8%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 Total only2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2024) to $12K (2019). In 2024 it reported $2K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

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
West Earl Firemans Relief Assoc Brownstown, PAOrg Mission Assist$10,600
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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$1,585,670$306,544$308,507$2,000Total only$6,675
2023$1,621,275$280,617$294,354——$6,024
2022$1,678,290$625,470$308,409$10,6001$39,094
2021$1,622,189$274,232$216,115$9,0001$85
2020$1,594,288$252,562$182,196$8,0001$-3,351
2019$1,155,826$191,818$170,609$11,5001$3,403

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

About West Earl Fire Company No 1

Based on IRS filings

West Earl Fire Company No 1 is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Brownstown, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2024, it reported $2K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $7K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

West Earl Fire Company No 1 is led by Ben Voran, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 14 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Ben Voran

    President

    Secretary → Vice President, 2021

    Vice President → President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clair Hoover

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sylvan Fisher

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Weaver

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Fox

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Nolt

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Brooks

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bryan Martin

    Assistant Fire Ch

    Trustee → Assistant Fire Ch, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kris Pursel

    Assistant Treasurer

    President → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → Assistant Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nate Stoltzfus

    Deputy Fire

    Fire Chief → Deputy Fire, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Philip Hursh

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Zimmerman

    Fire Chief

    Deputy Fire → Fire Chief, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shawn Hoover

    Membership S

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ray Voran

    Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Alice Geib (2021–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Steve Geib (2022–2023) — Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: Nate Burkholder (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Wilmer Oberholtzer (2019–2022) — Assistant Fire Ch
  • Former: Nick Rhinier (2020–2022) — Membership S
  • Former: Tyler Stoltzfus (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Harry Wink (2019–2021) — Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: Lee Burkholder (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Travis Horning (2019) — Membership S

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about West Earl Fire Company No 1

How much does West Earl Fire Company No 1 give each year?

West Earl Fire Company No 1 reported $2K in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.

How large is West Earl Fire Company No 1?

West Earl Fire Company No 1 reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $307K.

What is West Earl Fire Company No 1?

West Earl Fire Company No 1 is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Brownstown, PA. It holds $1.6M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does West Earl Fire Company No 1 operate?

West Earl Fire Company No 1 has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is West Earl Fire Company No 1's EIN?

West Earl Fire Company No 1's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-6429726. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 18, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 17, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 20, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 19, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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