Jane Lew Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Jane Lew Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Jane Lew, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 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, Jane Lew Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $178k and spending of $216k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $188k to $178k (-5.0%), an average of -1.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Jane Lew Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 49th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chimney Rock Vol Fire Dept ($178k), Westport Community Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($178k) and Volunteer & Exempt Firemens Benevolent Association of ($178k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 6.5% of the total. At year end it held assets of $430k against liabilities of $437k, net assets of -$6,846.