Hamilton Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Hamilton Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Hamilton, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Hamilton Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $171k and spending of $152k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $94k to $171k (+82%), an average of +82% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Hamilton Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bridgeport Volunteer Fire Department ($171k), Evington Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($171k) and Friends of the West Lampeter Township Police Department ($171k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. At year end it held assets of $377k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $377k.