West Field Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc

Analysis

West Field Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Westfield, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2001, 25 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 2022, West Field Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc reported income of $246k and spending of $319k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $269k to $246k (-8.7%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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, West Field Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Liberty Fire Company of New Berlinville ($245k), Hebron Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($246k) and Glen Burnie Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($245k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $560, net assets of $1.2m.