Kirkwood Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Kirkwood Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Kirkwood, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2014, 12 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 June 2024, Kirkwood Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $79k and spending of $475k, spending 604% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2024, income fell from $267k to $79k (-71%), an average of -46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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, Kirkwood Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kirkville Fire Company Inc ($79k), Lohn Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($79k) and North Cherokee County Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($79k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% of the total. At year end it held assets of $288k against liabilities of $152, net assets of $288k.