Southwest Bartholomew Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Southwest Bartholomew Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1999, 27 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, Southwest Bartholomew Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $208k and spending of $544k, spending 262% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $58k to $208k (+260%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 269%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Southwest Bartholomew Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include My Sea Hope ($208k), Weaverland Valley Fire Department ($208k) and North Middleton Township Volunteer Fire Co No 1 ($208k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $151k. At year end it held assets of $123k against liabilities of $5,256, net assets of $118k. It reported 11 employees.