Buena Vista Firefighters Inc

Analysis

Buena Vista Firefighters Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Buena Vista, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1999, 27 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, Buena Vista Firefighters Inc reported income of $428k and spending of $374k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $310k to $428k (+38%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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, Buena Vista Firefighters Inc sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cullasaja Gorge Fire and Rescue Inc ($428k), Reeds Fire Department Inc ($429k) and Swedesburg Volunteer Fire Company ($428k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of -$47k.