Russell Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Russell Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Russell, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2016, 10 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, Russell Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $284k and spending of $177k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $186k to $284k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, Russell Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 59th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tyrrell Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($284k), Belvedere Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($284k) and St Cloud Firemens Association Inc ($284k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 19% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m.