Penderlea Fire Department

Analysis

Penderlea Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Willard, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2018, 8 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 2022, Penderlea Fire Department reported income of $253k and spending of $237k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2022, income fell from $433k to $253k (-42%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Penderlea Fire Department sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tidioute Volunteer Fire Department ($253k), Northeast Lakeside Fire Association Inc ($253k) and Sims Community Rural Fire Department ($252k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2,250 (1.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2,950. At year end it held assets of $172k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $172k. It reported 6 employees.