Burlington Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Burlington Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Burlington, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1994, 32 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, Burlington Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $70k and spending of $56k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $43k to $70k (+62%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 62%. 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, Burlington Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 24th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include G V F D Inc ($70k), Spencer Township Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($70k) and Marion Center Volunteer Fire Department ($70k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.4% and program service revenue 69% of the total. At year end it held assets of $246k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $246k.