Patagonia Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc

Analysis

Patagonia Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Patagonia, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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, Patagonia Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc reported income of $156k and spending of $192k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $199k to $156k (-21%), an average of -5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 60% 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, Patagonia Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brickerville Fire Company No 1 ($156k), Lake Delta Volunteer Fire Department ($156k) and Station 75 Operations Inc ($156k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $3,369. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $320, net assets of $1.1m.