Sardis Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Sardis Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Sardis, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 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, Sardis Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $147k and spending of $108k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $72k to $147k (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 57% 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, Sardis Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adamstown Fire Company No 1 ($147k), Ararat Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc ($147k) and Mutual Aid Disaster Relief Inc ($147k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% and program service revenue 57% of the total. At year end it held assets of $666k against liabilities of $145k, net assets of $521k.