Simmesport Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Simmesport Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Simmesport, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2019, 7 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 2024, Simmesport Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $165k and spending of $194k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $115k to $165k (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 75% 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, Simmesport Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spencerport Volunter Firemens Association Incorporated ($165k), Huddleston VFD ($165k) and Gunflint Trail Fire Department ($165k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 84% of the total. At year end it held assets of $902k against liabilities of $298k, net assets of $603k.