Black Hawk Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Black Hawk Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Black Hawk, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1984, 42 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 August 2024, Black Hawk Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $478k and spending of $287k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2020 to August 2024, income grew from $40k to $478k (+1095%), an average of +86% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 216%. Over the whole period it spent 68% 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, Black Hawk Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crabbs Prairie Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($478k), Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Department I NC ($479k) and The Saint James Fire Department Incorporated ($478k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.6% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $63k. At year end it held assets of $964k against liabilities of $5,391, net assets of $958k. It reported 11 employees.