Appalachia Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Appalachia Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Appalachia, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2003, 23 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, Appalachia Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $216k and spending of $266k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $211k to $216k (+2.2%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 113% 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, Appalachia Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tequesta Friends of Public Safety Inc ($216k), Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($216k) and Chatham Township Volunteer Fire Dept ($216k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 14% of the total. At year end it held assets of $693k against liabilities of $264k, net assets of $429k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.