Shirley Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Shirley Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Shirley, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2012, 14 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, Shirley Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $325k and spending of $126k, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $363k to $325k (-11%), an average of -10% a year. Over the whole period it spent 32% 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, Shirley Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rosinton Volunteer Fire & Rescue ($324k), McMechen Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($325k) and Salem Volunteer Fire Department ($323k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $22k. At year end it held assets of $596k against liabilities of $878, net assets of $595k. It reported 7 employees.