Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Rostraver Township, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1995, 31 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 Vernon Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $124k and spending of $110k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $82k to $124k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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 Vernon Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 40th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Addison Vol Fire Dept ($124k), West Colesville Fire Company Inc ($124k) and Upper Frederick Fire Company ($124k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 1.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $212k, net assets of $823k.