Berlin Fire Dept

Analysis

Berlin Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Lewisburg, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2010, 16 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, Berlin Fire Dept reported income of $67k and spending of $13k, leaving 81% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $19k to $67k (+246%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 676%. Over the whole period it spent 26% 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, Berlin Fire Dept sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 26th percentile, and in the 25th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cornell Hook & Ladder Fire Company Inc ($67k), Bruces Legacy Inc ($68k) and Texas Rescue Patrol ($67k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. At year end it held assets of $213k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $213k.