Northview Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Northview Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Kodak, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, Northview Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $881k to $1.3m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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, Northview Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Houston County Ems Association ($1.3m), Westdeer TWP Independent Volunteer Fire Company 2 Inc ($1.3m) and Center for Auto Safety Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $563k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $363k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 32 employees.