Belpre Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Belpre Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Belpre, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2025. 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 2021, Belpre Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $368k and spending of $331k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2021, income grew from $26k to $368k (+1308%), an average of +142% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 447%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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, Belpre Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fire Adapted Colorado ($368k), Beulaville Volunteer Fire & Rescue Inc ($369k) and Independent Fire Company No 1 Foundation Inc ($368k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $228k (69% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $74k against liabilities of $24k, net assets of $51k. It reported 3 employees.