Upper West Fork Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Upper West Fork Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Chloe, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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, Upper West Fork Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $174k and spending of $219k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $106k to $174k (+64%), an average of +64% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Upper West Fork Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 48th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Texas No 4 Fire Company ($174k), Jim Ned Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated ($174k) and Codeit4life ($174k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $298k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $298k.