Central Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

Central Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Hawley, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2022, 4 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, Central Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $232k and spending of $253k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $124k to $232k (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Central Volunteer Fire Dept sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cove City Fire Department Inc ($232k), Feal Good Foundation Inc ($232k) and Lackawaxen Township Volunteer Fire Dept ($231k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $807k against liabilities of $377k, net assets of $431k.