Salem Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

Salem Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Salem, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2025. 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 June 2020, Salem Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $328k and spending of $203k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2020, income grew from $297k to $328k (+10%), an average of +10% a year. 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, Salem Volunteer Fire Dept sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Milford N J Fire Company Inc ($328k), White City Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($328k) and Sloan Community Fire and Ambulance Department ($328k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2020, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $36k. At year end it held assets of $399k against liabilities of $153k, net assets of $246k. It reported 1 employees.