Auburn Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Auburn Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Auburn TWP, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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, Auburn Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $911k to $1.8m (+101%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Auburn Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Quinebaug Valley Emergency Comm Inc ($1.8m), Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Company ($1.9m) and Utah Safety Council ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $110k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $819k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $182k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 43 employees.