Reno Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Reno Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Reno, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1999, 27 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, Reno Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $133k and spending of $89k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2022, income fell from $194k to $133k (-32%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 77% 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, Reno Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Highland Chemical Engine Company ($133k), Wheatfield Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($133k) and Cencora Team Assistance Fund ($133k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 26% of the total. At year end it held assets of $267k against liabilities of $25k, net assets of $242k.