The Flushing Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

The Flushing Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Flushing, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2024, 2 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Flushing Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $222k and spending of $196k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $253k to $222k (-12%), an average of -4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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 Flushing Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Madison Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($222k), Laurel County Fire Department Inc ($222k) and Gasburg Volunteer Fire Department ($222k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $48k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $28k. At year end it held assets of $126k against liabilities of $24k, net assets of $102k. It reported 5 employees.