Volunteer Fire Co of Western Inc

Analysis

Volunteer Fire Co of Western Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Westernville, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 (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, Volunteer Fire Co of Western Inc reported income of $253k and spending of $208k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $273k to $253k (-7.4%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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, Volunteer Fire Co of Western Inc sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northeast Lakeside Fire Association Inc ($253k), Lincoln County Transportation Service Inc ($253k) and Penderlea Fire Department ($253k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 66% of the total. At year end it held assets of $714k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $714k.