Welch Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Welch Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Welch, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 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, Welch Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $127k and spending of $104k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $105k to $127k (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Welch Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 40th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scotland Volunteer Fire Department ($127k), Mountain View Public Safety Foundation ($127k) and Valley Inn Sportsmans Association ($127k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $243k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $243k.