Luray Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Luray Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Luray, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2007, 19 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, Luray Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $432k and spending of $330k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $208k to $432k (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 74% 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, Luray Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Weyers Cave Voluntary Fire Company Incorporated ($432k), One World Strong Foundation Inc ($432k) and Northeast First Aid Corps ($432k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 14% of the total. It paid $36k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $300k, net assets of $1.6m.