Schuyler Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

Schuyler Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Utica, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1992, 34 years ago. 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, Schuyler Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $251k and spending of $281k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $248k to $251k (+1.5%), an average of +0.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Schuyler Volunteer Fire Dept sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% 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 Morgan Arts Council Inc ($251k), Walter B Roberts Manor ($251k) and The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery ($251k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. At year end it held assets of $700k against liabilities of $245k, net assets of $455k.

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.