Point Breeze Volunteer Fire Dept Inc

Analysis

Point Breeze Volunteer Fire Dept Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Breezy Point, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1979, 47 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, Point Breeze Volunteer Fire Dept Inc reported income of $231k and spending of $162k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $442k to $231k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 51% 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, Point Breeze Volunteer Fire Dept Inc sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include J a Barkley Hose Co No 1 Inc ($231k), Antioch Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($231k) and Heroes of the St Pete Police and Fire Rescue Inc ($230k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $178k, net assets of $1.9m.