Blount County Rescue Squad

Analysis

Blount County Rescue Squad is a registered charity in United States, based in Alcoa, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1972, 54 years ago. 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, Blount County Rescue Squad reported income of $241k and spending of $143k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $204k to $241k (+18%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Blount County Rescue Squad sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include N B C U S a Housing Inc Fifteen ($241k), Old Elm Scholarship Foundation ($241k) and Safe Black Space ($241k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.7% of the total. It paid $36k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $430k against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $417k.