Blairs Fire & Rescue Inc

Analysis

Blairs Fire & Rescue Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Blairs, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1998, 28 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, Blairs Fire & Rescue Inc reported income of $960k and spending of $669k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $428k to $960k (+124%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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, Blairs Fire & Rescue Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fire Department of North Versailles ($959k), The Foundation United ($963k) and Willing Hand Hose Company of Montoursville Pa ($957k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $138k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $422k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 41 employees.