Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Wilcox, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1998, 28 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, Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $137k and spending of $141k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $196k to $137k (-30%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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, Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Moravia Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($136k), Pleasant Unity Vol Fire Dept ($137k) and Chicagoland Streets Project ($136k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 18% of the total. At year end it held assets of $420k against liabilities of $57k, net assets of $364k.