Bluewell Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Bluewell Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Bluefield, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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 December 2023, Bluewell Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $147k and spending of $141k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $118k to $147k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Bluewell Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peninsula Fire Department Inc ($147k), Rice Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($147k) and East Roane County Volunteer Fire Dept ($147k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. At year end it held assets of $350k against liabilities of $151k, net assets of $199k.