Burkeville Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Burkeville Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Burkeville, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2003, 23 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, Burkeville Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $515k and spending of $455k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $460k to $515k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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, Burkeville Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 71st percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Campbelltown Volunteer Fire Co ($515k), Rostraver Township Fire Department ($516k) and North East Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($513k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 61% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $184k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3.0m.