Dummerston Fire Department

Analysis

Dummerston Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in W Dummerston, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2017, 9 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, Dummerston Fire Department reported income of $142k and spending of $141k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $140k to $142k (+1.9%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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, Dummerston Fire Department sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Port Bolivar Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($142k), American Bicycling Education Association Inc ($142k) and Marlboro Fire Company ($142k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 4.7% of the total. At year end it held assets of $780k against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $763k.