Boulder Creek Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

Boulder Creek Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Boulder Creek, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2019, 7 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, Boulder Creek Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $185k and spending of $130k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $129k to $185k (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 548%. Over the whole period it spent 34% 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, Boulder Creek Volunteer Fire Dept sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 54th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Riner Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc ($185k), Safety and Health Foundation Inc ($185k) and Boswell Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($185k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.8m.