Briceland Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Briceland Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Garberville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2008, 18 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 June 2024, Briceland Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $653k and spending of $493k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $356k to $653k (+83%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 434%. Over the whole period it spent 72% 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, Briceland Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Volunteer Fire Company No 1 of Chesapeake City Incorporated ($653k), Culpeper County Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($653k) and Waco Community Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($652k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 61% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $18k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $203k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $25k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 22 employees.