Blue Ridge Rescue Squad

Analysis

Blue Ridge Rescue Squad is a registered charity in United States, based in Branchville, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2004, 22 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, Blue Ridge Rescue Squad reported income of $518k and spending of $302k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $198k to $518k (+161%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 74% 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, Blue Ridge Rescue Squad sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 75th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ossining Fire Department Board of Fire Commissioners Inc ($517k), Belews Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Inc ($518k) and North Bangor Fire Co ($517k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 2.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $837k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $837k.