Glade Spring Fire Department

Analysis

Glade Spring Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Glade Spring, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2018, 8 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 2023, Glade Spring Fire Department reported income of $178k and spending of $196k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $257k to $178k (-31%), an average of -8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 76% 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, Glade Spring Fire Department sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 51st percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ohio River Road Voluntary Fire ($177k), The Troutdale Community Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad ($178k) and Hyattstown Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($177k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $198k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $198k.