Shanghai Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

Shanghai Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Shelby, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1974, 52 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, Shanghai Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $545k and spending of $439k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $515k to $545k (+5.8%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 97%. 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, Shanghai Volunteer Fire Dept 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 71st percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Co of Monroe County Pennsylvania ($544k), Invisible Hands Deliver Inc ($545k) and Delaware Volunteer Firefighters Association ($543k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $138k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $2,842, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 30 employees.