Luling Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Luling Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Luling, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1983, 43 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, Luling Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.2m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $996k to $1.4m (+37%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Luling Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mta Education Center Inc ($1.4m), Northview Fire Dept Inc ($1.4m) and Widows Orphans and Disabled Firefighters Fund ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $159k. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $25k, net assets of $3.8m. It reported 7 employees.