Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Albans, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2005, 21 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, Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $144k and spending of $106k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $120k to $144k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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, Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Oceanville Volunteer Fire Company No 1 ($143k), Upper Black Eddy Fire Company ($144k) and Cat Spring Volunteer Fire Department ($143k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 25% of the total. At year end it held assets of $705k against liabilities of $307k, net assets of $398k.