Barker Fire Dept

Analysis

Barker Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Barker, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2015, 11 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, Barker Fire Dept reported income of $301k and spending of $224k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $292k to $301k (+3.0%), an average of +0.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 131% 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, Barker Fire Dept sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 58th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arcata Volunteer Firefighters Association Inc ($301k), Slovan Volunteer Fire Deparment Inc ($301k) and Chesterfield Fire and Rescue Protection Assoc Inc ($301k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.6% and program service revenue 85% of the total. At year end it held assets of $318k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $318k.