Hopkins Hill Road Fire Department

Analysis

Hopkins Hill Road Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Coventry, RI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 August 2021, Hopkins Hill Road Fire Department reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2021, income fell from $2.1m to $2.1m (-0.4%), an average of -0.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Hopkins Hill Road Fire Department sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within RI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Drama League of New York Inc ($2.1m), Christ Child Society ($2.1m) and Boy Scouts of America ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.2% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $38k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $254k. It reported 30 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.