Cicero Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Cicero Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Cicero, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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, Cicero Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $459k and spending of $290k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $479k to $459k (-4.2%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 134%. Over the whole period it spent 57% 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, Cicero Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% 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 South Boston Fire Co Inc ($459k), South Stokes Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($459k) and Lasker Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated ($459k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 48% of the total. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $3.1m, net assets of $1.6m.