Burlington Volunteer Fire Dept Inc

Analysis

Burlington Volunteer Fire Dept Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Burlington, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2020, 6 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 December 2023, Burlington Volunteer Fire Dept Inc reported income of $126k and spending of $117k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $22k to $126k (+472%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 266%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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, Burlington Volunteer Fire Dept Inc sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 41st percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Friends of Mosdos Kerestir Inc ($126k), North Warren Volunteer Fire Department ($126k) and Monroe Lakeside Fire and Rescue Company Inc ($126k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $84k. At year end it held assets of $128k against liabilities of $25k, net assets of $103k. It reported 29 employees.