Natural Bridge Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Natural Bridge Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Natural BRG, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1992, 34 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, Natural Bridge Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $203k and spending of $192k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $153k to $203k (+32%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 76% 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, Natural Bridge 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 Blain Fire Company Inc ($203k), Smartaid Inc ($203k) and Kidz in Motion Inc ($203k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% of the total. At year end it held assets of $667k against liabilities of $79k, net assets of $588k.