Josephine Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Josephine Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Josephine, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1990, 36 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, Josephine Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $373k and spending of $74k, leaving 80% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $218k to $373k (+71%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 24% 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, Josephine Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Lexington Vol Fire Department Inc ($373k), Corsica Volunteer Fire Company ($373k) and Melrose Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($373k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $343, net assets of $2.9m.