Burke Volunteer Fire Department Inc Silas Vincent

Analysis

Burke Volunteer Fire Department Inc Silas Vincent is a registered charity in United States, based in Burke, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1977, 49 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, Burke Volunteer Fire Department Inc Silas Vincent reported income of $350k and spending of $147k, leaving 58% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $172k to $350k (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 53% 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, Burke Volunteer Fire Department Inc Silas Vincent sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shermans Dale Community Fire Co ($350k), Northeast Adams Fire & Ems ($351k) and Rose Tree Fire Company 1 ($350k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 34% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $280k, net assets of $1.6m.