Orrs and Bailey Islands Fire Department

Analysis

Orrs and Bailey Islands Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Orrs Island, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1988, 38 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, Orrs and Bailey Islands Fire Department reported income of $443k and spending of $380k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $303k to $443k (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 228%. Over the whole period it spent 64% 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, Orrs and Bailey Islands Fire Department sits at the 81st 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 64th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Washington Volunteer Fire & Rescue Inc ($443k), Thinkfirst Foundation ($443k) and Burnet Volunteer Fire Department ($442k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $4,500 (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $33k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 17 employees.