Capon Springs Volunteers Fire & Rescue

Analysis

Capon Springs Volunteers Fire & Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Capon Springs, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1995, 31 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, Capon Springs Volunteers Fire & Rescue reported income of $331k and spending of $201k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $216k to $331k (+53%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Capon Springs Volunteers Fire & Rescue sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Center for Urban Operations Inc ($330k), Westmoore Volunteer Fire Protective Association Inc ($331k) and Fort Barnwell Rural Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($330k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 5.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $405k, net assets of $703k.