Savannah Volunteer Fire Company

Analysis

Savannah Volunteer Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Savannah, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2015, 11 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, Savannah Volunteer Fire Company reported income of $274k and spending of $342k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $184k to $274k (+49%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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, Savannah Volunteer Fire Company sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Elmo-Irvington Fire District Inc ($274k), Barrett Township Volunteer Fire Company ($274k) and Grandview Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($274k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.5% and program service revenue 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $21k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $88k. At year end it held assets of $588k against liabilities of $53k, net assets of $535k. It reported 8 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.