Lake Delta Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Lake Delta Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Rome, 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, Lake Delta Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $156k and spending of $58k, leaving 63% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $78k to $156k (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 58% 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, Lake Delta Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Patagonia Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc ($156k), Missionaries of Mercy ($156k) and Brickerville Fire Company No 1 ($156k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% of the total. At year end it held assets of $811k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $811k.