Johnstown Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

Johnstown Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Lost Creek, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1998, 28 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, Johnstown Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $107k and spending of $63k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $90k to $107k (+19%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 60% 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, Johnstown Volunteer Fire Dept sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Culberson Volunteer Fire Department NC ($107k), Oak Valley Volunteer Fire Co 1 ($107k) and McKinley Volunteer Firefighters Relief Association ($107k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. At year end it held assets of $400k against liabilities of $73k, net assets of $327k.