West Point Volunteer Fire

Analysis

West Point Volunteer Fire is a registered charity in United States, based in West Point, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1991, 35 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, West Point Volunteer Fire reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $930k to $1.1m (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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, West Point Volunteer Fire sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wisconsin Tavern League Foundation Inc ($1.1m), Fairview Fire and Rescue ($1.1m) and East Whiteland Township Fire Assoc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $466k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $6,745, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 25 employees.