Effinger Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Effinger Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Lexington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1978, 48 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 2023, Effinger Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $204k and spending of $166k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $213k to $204k (-4.4%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Effinger Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Branch Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc ($204k), Meridianville Volunteer Firedepartment Incorporated ($204k) and Calypso Fire Department ($203k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $87k, net assets of $1.1m.