Wintersville Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Wintersville Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Wintersville, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1975, 51 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, Wintersville Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.8m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $2.5m (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Wintersville Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hollidaysburg American Legion ($2.5m), Berwyn Fire Company ($2.5m) and Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 66% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $516k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $784k. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $2.7m, net assets of $1.3m.