Hamburg Volunteer Fire Dept Inc

Analysis

Hamburg Volunteer Fire Dept Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Hamburg, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1977, 49 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, Hamburg Volunteer Fire Dept Inc reported income of $503k and spending of $902k, spending 179% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $334k to $503k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 115% 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, Hamburg Volunteer Fire Dept Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Queensbury Volunteer Fire Co ($503k), Knox Area Vol Ambulance Co Inc ($504k) and American Logistics Aid Network ($503k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $17k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.4m.