West Finley Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

West Finley Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in West Finley, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2021, 5 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, West Finley Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $186k and spending of $177k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $273k to $186k (-32%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Finley Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 50th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stanhope Community Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($186k), Community Fire Company Inc ($186k) and Kenwood Volunteer Fire Association ($186k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 3.7% of the total. At year end it held assets of $234k against liabilities of $117k, net assets of $118k.