Avalon Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Avalon Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Avalon, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 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, Avalon Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $591k and spending of $623k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $319k to $591k (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, Avalon Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 77th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tri-Community Volunteer Fire District ($591k), Kids Against Hunger Bay Area ($591k) and East Greenville Fire Co-1 ($591k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $28k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $165k. At year end it held assets of $40k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $40k. It reported 33 employees.