Gasburg Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Gasburg Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Gasburg, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1999, 27 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, Gasburg Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $222k and spending of $114k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $112k to $222k (+98%), an average of +98% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 58% 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, Gasburg Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lenola Fire Company Emergency Unit Inc ($222k), Madison Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($222k) and Stonewall Volunteer Fire Department ($222k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. At year end it held assets of $580k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $580k.