Belle Valley Fire Dept Inc

Analysis

Belle Valley Fire Dept Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Erie, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1976, 50 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, Belle Valley Fire Dept Inc reported income of $527k and spending of $501k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $458k to $527k (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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, Belle Valley Fire Dept Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 69th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Western Wayne Ambulance Inc ($527k), Devola Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($527k) and The United Fire Company of Montrose Penna ($527k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $23k. It paid $692 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $196k, net assets of $2.3m.