Butterfield District 5 VFD

Analysis

Butterfield District 5 VFD is a registered charity in United States, based in Uniontown, AR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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 December 2023, Butterfield District 5 VFD reported income of $140k and spending of $121k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $135k to $140k (+4.0%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 69% 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, Butterfield District 5 VFD sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within AR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alabama Operation Lifesaver Inc ($140k), Here to Serve Inc ($141k) and Blairstown Volunteer Fire a NJ Nonprofit Corporation ($140k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.2m.