Wading River Fire Dept

Analysis

Wading River Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Wading River, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2003, 23 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, Wading River Fire Dept reported income of $110k and spending of $133k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $98k to $110k (+12%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 73% 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, Wading River Fire Dept sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Military Family Resource Fund Mid ($110k), South Carolina Law Enforcement Accreditation Inc ($110k) and Lewisville Community Volunteer Fire Department ($110k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $6,300 (4.7% of expenses). It paid $2,041 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $829k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $829k.