Seaford Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Seaford Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Seaford, DE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2026. 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Seaford Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.3m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $2.0m to $2.8m (+38%), an average of +8.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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, Seaford Volunteer Fire Department Inc 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 DE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Darden Dimes Inc ($2.8m), The Good-Will Fire Company No 1 of New Castle Delaware ($2.8m) and Reese and Community Volunteer Fire Company ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $999k. It paid $23k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $9.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $9.7m. It reported 46 employees.