Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Pawlet, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2007, 19 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, Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $132k and spending of $107k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $97k to $132k (+37%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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, Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hadpre Inc ($132k), Knightens Crossroads Volunteer Fire Dept ($132k) and Snook Volunteer Fire Department ($132k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 56% of the total. At year end it held assets of $439k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $439k.