Jefferson Volunteer Fire Co Inc

Analysis

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

In the financial year ending December 2023, Jefferson Volunteer Fire Co Inc reported income of $365k and spending of $237k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $343k to $365k (+6.5%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Jefferson Volunteer Fire Co Inc sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Loyal Unified Fire & Ambulance Service Inc ($365k), District 2 Hospital Preparedness Planning Committee Inc ($366k) and Delta-Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company ($365k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% and program service revenue 20% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.1m.