Marcellus Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Marcellus Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Marcellus, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2005, 21 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, Marcellus Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $465k and spending of $461k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $404k to $465k (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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, Marcellus Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ellendale Volunteer Fire Department ($465k), Elizabeth Township Fire Department No 1 ($465k) and Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department ($464k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.6% and program service revenue 80% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $1.4m.