Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Mount Lookout, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1996, 30 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, Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $449k and spending of $253k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $467k to $449k (-3.9%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Monroeton Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($449k), Winchell Volunteer Fire Department ($449k) and Volunteer Fire Company of Center Brunswick Inc ($448k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $17k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $31k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $663k, net assets of $776k. It reported 6 employees.