Orlean Volunteer Fire Dept Inc

Analysis

Orlean Volunteer Fire Dept Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Orlean, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2006, 20 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, Orlean Volunteer Fire Dept Inc reported income of $377k and spending of $437k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $377k (-75%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 62% 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, Orlean Volunteer Fire Dept Inc sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Brook Volunteer Fire Association Inc ($377k), Minisink Hose Company No 1 Inc ($377k) and Friendship Fire Co 1 Inc ($377k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $7.6m against liabilities of $428k, net assets of $7.2m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.