Fairville Vol Fire Dept Inc

Analysis

Fairville Vol Fire Dept Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Newark, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2011, 15 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, Fairville Vol Fire Dept Inc reported income of $188k and spending of $256k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $58k to $188k (+226%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 173%. Over the whole period it spent 186% 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, Fairville Vol Fire Dept Inc 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 NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Irvington Fire Company Inc ($188k), Dewitt Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($188k) and Elkland Borough Volunteer Fire Department ($188k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.9m.

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.