McMechen Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

McMechen Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in McMechen, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1958, 68 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, McMechen Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $325k and spending of $243k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $233k to $325k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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, McMechen Volunteer Fire Department Inc 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 Shirley Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($325k), Utica Volunteer Fire Co and Relief Assoc ($325k) and Rosinton Volunteer Fire & Rescue ($324k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $20k (8.2% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $735k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $735k.