Sissonville Millertown Pocatalico & Guthrie Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Sissonville Millertown Pocatalico & Guthrie Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Charleston, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2003, 23 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, Sissonville Millertown Pocatalico & Guthrie Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $340k and spending of $393k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $394k to $340k (-14%), an average of -3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 116% 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, Sissonville Millertown Pocatalico & Guthrie Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southeast Pamlico Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($340k), Rush Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($340k) and Peters Township Volunteer Fire Company ($340k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 43% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $469k, net assets of $1.6m.

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.