The Caledonia Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

The Caledonia Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Caledonia, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1994, 32 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Caledonia Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $89k and spending of $46k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $51k to $89k (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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, The Caledonia Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gregory Fire Dept -Volunteer- ($89k), Locke Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($89k) and Vine Grove Firefighters Association ($89k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% of the total. At year end it held assets of $155k against liabilities of $3,280, net assets of $152k.