Valley Grande Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

Valley Grande Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Valley Grande, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1998, 28 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, Valley Grande Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $85k and spending of $62k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2023, income fell from $107k to $85k (-20%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 64% 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, Valley Grande Volunteer Fire Dept sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Farley Volunteer Fire Department ($85k), Harrisonville Fire Company ($85k) and Keren Mordechai Zev Inc ($85k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $208k against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $188k.