West Friendship Volunteer Fire Depa Rtment Inc
Analysis
West Friendship Volunteer Fire Depa Rtment Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in W Friendship, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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 (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 2022, West Friendship Volunteer Fire Depa Rtment Inc reported income of $121k and spending of $36k, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2022, income fell from $254k to $121k (-52%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 22% 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, West Friendship Volunteer Fire Depa Rtment Inc sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lebanon County Fire Fighters Association ($121k), Hillsgrove Volunteer Fire Company ($121k) and Florida Crisis Response Team Incorporated ($121k).
On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3.1m.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 61%
- Program services 1.5%
- Other 38%
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| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Lebanon County Fire Fighters Association | Lebanon | $121k |
| Hillsgrove Volunteer Fire Company | Hillsgrove | $121k |
| Florida Crisis Response Team Incorporated | Mims | $121k |
| White Oak Borough Volunteer Fire Company No 1 | White Oak | $122k |