Lumberland Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

Lumberland Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Glen Spey, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2010, 16 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, Lumberland Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $310k and spending of $432k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $280k to $310k (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 124% 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, Lumberland Volunteer Fire Dept sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 59th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include State Firemens & Fire Marshals Asso Ciation of Texas Fire Program Inst ($310k), Riviera Beach Volunteer Fire Co Inc ($310k) and North East Cabarrus Volunteer Fire Department & Community Center Inc ($310k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% and program service revenue 78% of the total. At year end it held assets of $983k against liabilities of $794k, net assets of $189k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.