Big Sandy Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Big Sandy Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Big Sandy, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2022, 4 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, Big Sandy Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $165k and spending of $183k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $300k to $165k (-45%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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, Big Sandy Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cuylerville Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($165k), Summit County Search and Rescue Fund ($165k) and Lacrosse Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($164k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% of the total. At year end it held assets of $622k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $622k.