Preble Volunteer Fire Fighting Association Inc

Analysis

Preble Volunteer Fire Fighting Association Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Preble, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 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, Preble Volunteer Fire Fighting Association Inc reported income of $172k and spending of $109k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $105k to $172k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 62% 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, Preble Volunteer Fire Fighting Association Inc sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greenevers Volunteer Fire Dept ($172k), Alburtis Fire Co No 1 ($172k) and Reelsboro Fire Deptartment Inc ($172k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.8% and program service revenue 57% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.5m.