Blossburg Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Blossburg Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Blossburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2004, 22 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, Blossburg Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $492k and spending of $204k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $213k to $492k (+131%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Blossburg Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Project Give Back to Community ($492k), Pilot Fire Department and Community Center of Davidson County Inc ($492k) and Funkstown Volunteer Fire Co ($491k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2,625 (1.3% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $530k against liabilities of $301k, net assets of $228k.