Bluff City Vol Fire Dept

Analysis

Bluff City Vol Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Bluff City, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1997, 29 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 2023, Bluff City Vol Fire Dept reported income of $223k and spending of $113k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $107k to $223k (+109%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 352%. Over the whole period it spent 53% 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, Bluff City Vol Fire Dept sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sea Ranch Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($223k), Llanerch Fire Company ($223k) and London Laurel County Rescuemens Club Inc ($223k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.1m.