Sellersburg Volunteer Fire Dept Inc

Analysis

Sellersburg Volunteer Fire Dept Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Sellersburg, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1953, 73 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2023, Sellersburg Volunteer Fire Dept Inc reported income of $254k and spending of $580k, spending 228% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $254k (-80%), an average of -42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income dropped by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 158% 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, Sellersburg Volunteer Fire Dept Inc sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Perth Volunteer Fire Department ($254k), Ballville Volunteer Fire Department ($254k) and Brasher Winthrop Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($254k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $108k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $106k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $99k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 4 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.