Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department

Analysis

Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Ashburn, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 2024, Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department reported income of $3.6m and spending of $3.0m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $2.9m to $3.6m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Medstar Ambulance of Mendocino County Inc ($3.6m), Louisiana Rural Ambulance Alliance Inc ($3.6m) and Millville Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $148k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $123k. At year end it held assets of $18.1m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $16.2m. It reported 3 employees.