Preakness Volunteer Fire Co No 4

Analysis

Preakness Volunteer Fire Co No 4 is a registered charity in United States, based in Wayne, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2025. 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 2020, Preakness Volunteer Fire Co No 4 reported income of $97k and spending of $65k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2020, income fell from $113k to $97k (-14%), an average of -14% a year. Over the whole period it spent 44% 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, Preakness Volunteer Fire Co No 4 sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Empire Hose Company No 1 of Piermont New York Inc ($97k), Cry-Res Co Inc ($98k) and Bayport Fire Department ($97k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2020, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% of the total. It paid $5,318 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $382k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $382k.