Chittenango Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Chittenango Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Chittenango, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2004, 22 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, Chittenango Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $53k and spending of $49k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $54k to $53k (-1.4%), an average of -1.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Chittenango Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 19th percentile: it is larger than about 19% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 23rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wynantskill Fire Department ($53k), Lehigh and Lausanne Rural Volunteer Fire Company ($53k) and Nea Member Benefits Relief Fund ($53k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 39% of the total. At year end it held assets of $471k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $471k.