The Ebony Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

The Ebony Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Ebony, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2006, 20 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, The Ebony Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $263k and spending of $163k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $118k to $263k (+123%), an average of +123% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 68% 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, The Ebony Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newburg-Hopewell Volunteer Fire Company ($263k), Waterloo Vol Fire Co Inc ($263k) and Mondamin Fire-Rescue Inc ($263k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% of the total. At year end it held assets of $587k against liabilities of $147k, net assets of $440k.