Ballard Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Ballard Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Ballard, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1990, 36 years ago. 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 December 2023, Ballard Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $158k and spending of $109k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $134k to $158k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Ballard Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include PTA Oregon Congress ($158k), Northern Lehigh Swimming Pool Assn ($158k) and Danscompany of Gainesville Inc ($158k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 47% of the total. At year end it held assets of $781k against liabilities of $271k, net assets of $510k.