Kenova Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

Kenova Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Kenova, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2012, 14 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, Kenova Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $502k and spending of $551k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $440k to $502k (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 48%. 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, Kenova Volunteer Fire Dept sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Madison County Volunteer Fire Co Inc ($502k), Lower Fredrick Fire Co Inc ($502k) and Terrell Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($502k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.2% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $181k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $306k, net assets of $817k. It reported 41 employees.