Sugar Grove Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

Sugar Grove Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Sugar Grove, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2021, 5 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, Sugar Grove Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $614k and spending of $296k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $79k to $614k (+678%), an average of +67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 299%. Over the whole period it spent 61% 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, Sugar Grove Volunteer Fire Dept sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Goochland County Volunteer Fire- Rescue Association Inc ($614k), Springfield Fire Company ($614k) and Manitowish Waters Fire Company ($614k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 15% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $165k, net assets of $1.3m.