The Caldwell Volunteer Fire Company

Analysis

The Caldwell Volunteer Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Caldwell, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2005, 21 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, The Caldwell Volunteer Fire Company reported income of $238k and spending of $176k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $183k to $238k (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 54% 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, The Caldwell Volunteer Fire Company sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pittman Center Community Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($237k), Verdoy Volunteer Fire Association Inc ($238k) and Glendale Hose Co No 1 ($237k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3.3m.