Bethpage Fire Department

Analysis

Bethpage Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Bethpage, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2010, 16 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 2023, Bethpage Fire Department reported income of $132k and spending of $184k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $59k to $132k (+123%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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, Bethpage Fire Department sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arnold Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($132k), Frankfort Fire Protection District Foundation ($132k) and Piney River Volunteer Fire Dept ($132k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. It paid $16k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $170k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $170k.