Amherst Fire Department

Analysis

Amherst Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Amherst, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1982, 44 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, Amherst Fire Department reported income of $195k and spending of $274k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $187k to $195k (+4.0%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 305%. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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, Amherst Fire Department sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Willow Fire Co ($195k), Taunton Emergency Task Force Inc ($195k) and P a T T ($195k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $29k, net assets of $1.4m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.