Avella Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Avella Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Avella, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2022, 4 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, Avella Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $198k and spending of $205k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $257k to $198k (-23%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Avella Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cedarburg Firemens Park Inc ($198k), Kirkwood Fire Co Dist No 1 Inc ($198k) and Boricuas de Corazon Inc ($198k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% and program service revenue 4.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $741k against liabilities of $366k, net assets of $375k.