Rensselaer Falls Vol Fire & Rescue Inc

Analysis

Rensselaer Falls Vol Fire & Rescue Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Rensslaer FLS, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 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, Rensselaer Falls Vol Fire & Rescue Inc reported income of $93k and spending of $115k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $114k to $93k (-19%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Rensselaer Falls Vol Fire & Rescue Inc sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Valley Traffic Advisory Council ($93k), Juno Beach Police Foundation ($93k) and New Sharon Fire and Rescue Association Incorporated ($93k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. At year end it held assets of $487k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $487k.

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.