Burlington Vol Fire Dept Inc

Analysis

Burlington Vol Fire Dept Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Burlington, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2025. 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 2022, Burlington Vol Fire Dept Inc reported income of $176k and spending of $250k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $203k to $176k (-13%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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, Burlington Vol Fire Dept Inc sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 48th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mission to Serve Inc ($176k), Volunteer Fire Company of Vernon Inc ($176k) and Ventura Sheriff K9 Foundation ($176k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 18% of the total. At year end it held assets of $790k against liabilities of $148k, net assets of $642k.