Couchton Volunteer Fire and Rescue

Analysis

Couchton Volunteer Fire and Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Aiken, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2020, 6 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 March 2023, Couchton Volunteer Fire and Rescue reported income of $270k and spending of $248k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2023, income grew from $226k to $270k (+19%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 65% 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, Couchton Volunteer Fire and Rescue sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northwoods Fire & Rescue Department Incorporated ($270k), Hawaii Fire Chiefs Association ($271k) and Desert Group Search and Rescue Volunteers ($270k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $783k, net assets of $710k.