West Union Volunteer Firefighters Incorporated

Analysis

West Union Volunteer Firefighters Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in West Union, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2010, 16 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, West Union Volunteer Firefighters Incorporated reported income of $52k and spending of $15k, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $52k to $52k (-0.7%), an average of -0.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 42% 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, West Union Volunteer Firefighters Incorporated sits at the 19th percentile: it is larger than about 18% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 18th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Norristown Hose Company ($52k), Lancaster City Fire Foundation ($52k) and Loudoun County Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxiliary ($52k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% of the total. At year end it held assets of $154k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $154k.