South Berkeley Volunteer Fire Company

Analysis

South Berkeley Volunteer Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Inwood, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2015, 11 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 June 2023, South Berkeley Volunteer Fire Company reported income of $682k and spending of $369k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $379k to $682k (+80%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 110%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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, South Berkeley Volunteer Fire Company sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Silver Valley Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($682k), Broomall Fire Company ($684k) and South Foster Volunteer Fire Co ($682k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.6m.