Lyn-Dan Heights Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

Lyn-Dan Heights Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Lynchburg, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 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, Lyn-Dan Heights Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $105k and spending of $150k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $158k to $105k (-34%), an average of -9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 119% 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, Lyn-Dan Heights Volunteer Fire Dept sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Engine Co No 2 of Wyckoff Township Bergen County NJ Inc ($105k), Cyclone Fire Department Inc ($105k) and Coventry Emergency Squad Inc ($105k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $354k against liabilities of $4,634, net assets of $350k.