Pine Ridge Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Pine Ridge Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Shaver Lake, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2004, 22 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, Pine Ridge Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $240k and spending of $85k, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $89k to $240k (+169%), an average of +169% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 169%. Over the whole period it spent 38% 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, Pine Ridge Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oak Wolfe Fire Department ($240k), Haycock Fire Company No 1 ($241k) and Justice Rural Volunteer Fire Association Inc ($240k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $439k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $439k.