Cridersville Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Cridersville Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Cridersville, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2008, 18 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, Cridersville Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $356k and spending of $429k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $340k to $356k (+4.5%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Cridersville Volunteer Fire Department 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 64th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shelby Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($356k), Archbald Community Ambulance & Rescue Squad ($356k) and Budd Lake Volunteer Fire Department of Mount Olive Township ($356k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.1% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $39k (9.2% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $703k against liabilities of $143k, net assets of $560k.