W Hamlin Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

W Hamlin Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in West Hamlin, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1990, 36 years ago. 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 June 2023, W Hamlin Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $132k and spending of $160k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $149k to $132k (-11%), an average of -3.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 132% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, W Hamlin Volunteer Fire Dept sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 41st percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include John Whitmer Historial Association ($132k), Morehouse Humane Society Inc ($132k) and Marshall County Historical Society Inc ($132k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.8% and program service revenue 90% of the total. At year end it held assets of $365k against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $342k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.