Virginia Fire Chiefs Foundation

Analysis

Virginia Fire Chiefs Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Blackstone, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2007, 19 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, Virginia Fire Chiefs Foundation reported income of $202k and spending of $80k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $116k to $202k (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 166%. Over the whole period it spent 22% 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, Virginia Fire Chiefs Foundation sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chautauqua Childrens Safety Education Village Inc ($202k), Sand Hills Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($202k) and Andover Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($202k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.8m.