Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Blacksburg, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2000, 26 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, Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $337k and spending of $341k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $326k to $337k (+3.6%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Morgan Mill Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($337k), Disaster Network of Assistance Rotary Action Group Inc ($337k) and East Prospect Fire Company Number 1 ($336k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. It paid $17k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $3,613, net assets of $1.2m.