Firewood banks are community-driven initiatives that aim to reduce fuel poverty by providing firewood to households facing heating insecurity. As firewood bank expansion continues, there is an emergent urgency to understand their operations, processes, capacities, and challenges. We formally surveyed known firewood bank leaders and evaluated the results through the framework of a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis to better understand the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of firewood banks more broadly. Further understanding of firewood bank attributes within a SWOT framework will provide leaders, policymakers, and outreach professionals with valuable insights to assess support needs and ensure long-term organizational sustainability in fuel-poor communities. The results of this research underscore the successes these organizations have achieved, the challenges they may face in the future, and highlight critical areas for future research.