Jacksons Mill Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Jacksons Mill Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Weston, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, Jacksons Mill Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $165k and spending of $113k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $107k to $165k (+54%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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, Jacksons Mill Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Sullivan County Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($165k), Baltimore Pike Vol Fire Co Inc ($165k) and Black Forest Soaring Society Incorporated ($165k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 14% of the total. At year end it held assets of $227k against liabilities of $253k, net assets of -$26k.