Big Otter Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Big Otter Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Ivydale, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2022, 4 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 private non-operating foundation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2021, Big Otter Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $53k and spending of $24k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2016 to December 2021, income grew from $77 to $53k (+68926%), an average of +2527% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 323270%. Over the whole period it spent 43% 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, Big Otter Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 19th percentile: it is larger than about 19% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 19th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lanesborough Volunteer Firemens Association Inc ($53k), Canton Volunteer Fire Department ($53k) and Corporation for Automated Road Transportation Safety Inc ($53k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.