South Wilson Fire Company

Analysis

South Wilson Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Wilson, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, South Wilson Fire Company reported income of $600k and spending of $276k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $360k to $600k (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 300%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, South Wilson Fire Company sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 69th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chicago Sky Cares ($600k), Glebe of Richmond ($600k) and Humorology Inc ($600k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $2.9m.