Center Township Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

Center Township Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Marion, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2025. 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, Center Township Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $100k and spending of $144k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $103k to $100k (-2.8%), an average of -2.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 118% 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, Center Township Volunteer Fire Dept sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cool Springs Volunteer Firedepartment ($100k), Park County Search and Rescue ($100k) and Monterey Volunteer Fire Department ($100k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $199k against liabilities of $345k, net assets of -$146k.