Hughesville Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Hughesville Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Hughesville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Hughesville Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $700k and spending of $804k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $482k to $700k (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Hughesville Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Valley Pastoral Counseling Center Incorporated ($700k), Christian Life Academy Inc ($700k) and Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras Foundation Inc ($700k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 42% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $56k, net assets of $3.4m.