Vigilant Fire Company

Analysis

Vigilant Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in West Seneca, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1992, 34 years ago. 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, Vigilant Fire Company reported income of $167k and spending of $173k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $188k to $167k (-12%), an average of -3.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Vigilant Fire Company sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stageplays Theatre Company Inc ($167k), Traverse City Junior Golf Association ($167k) and Faith Outreach Apostolic Churches Worldwide Inc ($167k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $17k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $375k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 4 employees.