Woodlawn Volunteer Fire Company

Analysis

Woodlawn Volunteer Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Baltimore, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2021, 5 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, Woodlawn Volunteer Fire Company reported income of $100k and spending of $104k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $185k to $100k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Woodlawn Volunteer Fire Company sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Windom Volunteer Fire Co Inc ($99k), Salisbury Police Foundation ($100k) and Cullen Volunteer Fire Department ($99k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $16k. It paid $3,138 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 9 employees.