Blades Volunteer Fire Company

Analysis

Blades Volunteer Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Blades, DE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1982, 44 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, Blades Volunteer Fire Company reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1.2m to $1.9m (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, Blades Volunteer Fire Company sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within DE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Garden Spot Fire Rescue ($1.9m), Marple Township Ambulance Corps ($1.9m) and Gates County Rescue Squad ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $484k. At year end it held assets of $7.1m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $5.2m. It reported 30 employees.