Charleston Volunteer Fire Dept Inc

Analysis

Charleston Volunteer Fire Dept Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in W Charleston, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2004, 22 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, Charleston Volunteer Fire Dept Inc reported income of $103k and spending of $84k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $82k to $103k (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Charleston Volunteer Fire Dept Inc sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 28th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eds Friends Inc ($103k), Garden Spot Fire Rescue Relief Association ($103k) and Youngsville Rescue & Ems ($103k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 3.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $278k against liabilities of $80k, net assets of $199k.