Barlow Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Barlow Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Barlow, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 (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, Barlow Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $244k and spending of $114k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $210k to $244k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 56% 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, Barlow Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Springfield Township Volunteer Hose Company ($244k), Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department ($244k) and Alpine Fire Safe Council ($244k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 43% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m.