Tunnelton Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

Tunnelton Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Tunnelton, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2009, 17 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, Tunnelton Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $228k and spending of $208k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $172k to $228k (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 34%. 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, Tunnelton Volunteer Fire Dept sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anthon Community Fire Department ($228k), Corinth Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($228k) and Armonk Independent Fire Company Inc ($228k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. At year end it held assets of $467k against liabilities of $121k, net assets of $346k.