Limestone Volunteer Fire Department Inc
Analysis
Limestone Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Limestone, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2026. 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, Limestone Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $500k and spending of $296k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $159k to $500k (+215%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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, Limestone Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lavalette Volunteer Fire Dept ($500k), Logan Volunteer Fire & Rescue ($500k) and Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue Inc ($500k).
On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% of the total. At year end it held assets of $412k against liabilities of $207k, net assets of $205k.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 75%
- Other 25%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Lavalette Volunteer Fire Dept | Lavalette | $500k |
| Logan Volunteer Fire & Rescue | Logan | $500k |
| Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue Inc | Santa Barbara | $500k |
| Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department | Blacksburg | $500k |