Brushton Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Brushton Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Brushton, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2019, 7 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, Brushton Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $172k and spending of $265k, spending 154% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $78k to $172k (+121%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 154% 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, Brushton Volunteer Fire Department 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 48th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Palo Pinto Volunteer Fire Department ($172k), Friendship Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($172k) and Alburtis Fire Co No 1 ($172k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 55% of the total. At year end it held assets of $336k against liabilities of $106k, net assets of $230k.

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.