The Glade Park Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

The Glade Park Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Glade Park, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1994, 32 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, The Glade Park Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $200k and spending of $193k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $62k to $200k (+222%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 134% 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, The Glade Park Volunteer Fire Dept sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pinecroft Volunteer Fire Company ($200k), Lincoln Borough Volunteer Fire Company ($200k) and Antietam Fire Company ($200k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% of the total. At year end it held assets of $520k against liabilities of $831, net assets of $519k.