Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated

Analysis

Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Bena, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1979, 47 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, Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated reported income of $3.5m and spending of $2.4m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $3.5m (+159%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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, Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leicester Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($3.5m), Millsboro Fire Company Inc ($3.5m) and The David Crockett Steam Fire Company No 1 ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $961k. At year end it held assets of $6.0m against liabilities of $83k, net assets of $5.9m. It reported 38 employees.