Friends of the Avalon Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Friends of the Avalon Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Avalon, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2011, 15 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, Friends of the Avalon Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $141k and spending of $94k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $124k to $141k (+14%), an average of +14% a year. 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, Friends of the Avalon Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Egypt Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($141k), Easton Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($141k) and Etna Volunteer Fire Department ($141k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% of the total. At year end it held assets of $343k against liabilities of $2,742, net assets of $340k.