The Lisbon Volunteer Fire Company

Analysis

The Lisbon Volunteer Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Lisbon, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2000, 26 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 2023, The Lisbon Volunteer Fire Company reported income of $2.5m and spending of $213k, leaving 92% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $747k to $2.5m (+239%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 316%. Over the whole period it spent 32% 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, The Lisbon Volunteer Fire Company 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 87th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sterling Park Volunteer Fire Co Inc ($2.5m), Allfed Institute ($2.5m) and Troutman Fire Department Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.3% and program service revenue 89% of the total. At year end it held assets of $9.0m against liabilities of $4.2m, net assets of $4.8m.