Red House Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Red House Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Red House, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, Red House Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $118k and spending of $120k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $109k to $118k (+8.1%), an average of +2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Red House Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 41st percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Glenwood Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($118k), Worthing Community Fire Department Inc ($118k) and New Hope Volunteer Fire Department ($118k).

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 $703k against liabilities of $257k, net assets of $446k.