Black River Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Black River Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Black River, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2003, 23 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Black River Fire Department Inc reported income of $197k and spending of $233k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $154k to $197k (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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, Black River Fire Department Inc sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 51st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yorktown Heights Engine Company No 1 ($197k), Christoval Volunteer Fire Department ($197k) and Napa Valley Community Organizations Active in Disaster ($197k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 82% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $546k, net assets of $617k.

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.