St Stephens Fire Dept

Analysis

St Stephens Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Conover, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2017, 9 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 2024, St Stephens Fire Dept reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1.2m to $1.6m (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 78% 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, St Stephens Fire Dept sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Barnardsville Volunteer Fire Dept ($1.6m), Kailee Mills Foundation ($1.6m) and One805 Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $587k. At year end it held assets of $6.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $6.2m. It reported 34 employees.