Bumpass Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Bumpass Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Bumpass, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 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, Bumpass Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $92k and spending of $114k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $54k to $92k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 126% 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, Bumpass Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include California Public Safety Radio Assoc ($92k), Liberty Fire Co No 1 ($92k) and Dunbar Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($92k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $715k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $715k.

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.