Plains Volunteer Fire Co

Analysis

Plains Volunteer Fire Co is a registered charity in United States, based in The Plains, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1962, 64 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, Plains Volunteer Fire Co reported income of $424k and spending of $361k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.0m to $424k (-58%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 257%. 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, Plains Volunteer Fire Co sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cherry Mountain Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($423k), National Ems Management Associationincorporated ($424k) and California Energy Alliance ($423k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 1.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $5,229, net assets of $2.7m.