Puppy Creek Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Puppy Creek Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Raeford, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2009, 17 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 2024, Puppy Creek Fire Department Inc reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.5m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $993k to $1.6m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Puppy Creek Fire Department Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brilliant Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($1.6m), Trauma Resource Institute Inc ($1.6m) and Elverson Ems ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $709k. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $161k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 16 employees.