Back Creek Valley Volunteer Fire Company

Analysis

Back Creek Valley Volunteer Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Hedgesville, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1994, 32 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, Back Creek Valley Volunteer Fire Company reported income of $165k and spending of $114k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $133k to $165k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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, Back Creek Valley Volunteer Fire Company 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 Huddleston VFD ($165k), Gardnerville Fire Department Inc ($165k) and Simmesport Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($165k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. At year end it held assets of $639k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $639k.