Mt Aetna Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

Mt Aetna Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Hagerstown, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 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 June 2023, Mt Aetna Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $276k and spending of $223k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $244k to $276k (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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, Mt Aetna Volunteer Fire Dept sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Rescue Alliance Inc ($276k), Grafton Volunteer Fire Dept ($277k) and Almustafa Relief Aid USA Inc ($276k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 1.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $41k. It paid $7,200 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $460k, net assets of $912k. It reported 4 employees.