Big Sandy Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Big Sandy Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Big Sandy, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1993, 33 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 2024, Big Sandy Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $61k and spending of $54k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $110k to $61k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Big Sandy Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 22nd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lagrange Firefighters Inc ($61k), Holland Volunteer Fire Dept Bingo Acct ($61k) and Edgewater Park Volunteer Hose Co No 1 Inc ($61k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. At year end it held assets of $599k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $599k.