Berlin Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Berlin Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Berlin, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2005, 21 years ago. 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 June 2024, Berlin Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $421k and spending of $403k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2024, income grew from $336k to $421k (+25%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Berlin Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Steuben Community Properties Inc ($421k), Mirror Image Education and Leadership ($421k) and Homecoming 250 Navy Marine Corps ($421k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.3% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $57k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $241k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 30 employees.