Brandon Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Brandon Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Brandon, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, Brandon Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $583k and spending of $332k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $385k to $583k (+51%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 64% 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, Brandon Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oak Hill Fire and Rescue Protection Association Inc ($583k), Chase City Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($583k) and Greater Springfield Volunteer Fire Department ($583k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.9% and program service revenue 81% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $15k (4.5% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $1, net assets of $2.5m.