Delmar Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Delmar Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Delmar, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1995, 31 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, Delmar Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $137k and spending of $105k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $54k to $137k (+153%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 193%. Over the whole period it spent 63% 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, Delmar Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Skellytown Area Volunteer Firefighters-Ems Association Inc ($137k), Rockland Township Volunteer Firedepartment ($137k) and Oceanside Fire Department Corp ($137k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. At year end it held assets of $426k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $426k.