Jones Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

Jones Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Jones, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1999, 27 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 September 2023, Jones Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $134k and spending of $54k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $106k to $134k (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 37% 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, Jones Volunteer Fire Dept sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Load Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($134k), Chaplain Services Network Inc ($134k) and Orangetown Volunteer Emergency Services Coalition Inc ($134k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.6m.