Ararat Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc

Analysis

Ararat Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ararat, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2009, 17 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, Ararat Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc reported income of $147k and spending of $63k, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $96k to $147k (+53%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 49% 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, Ararat Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sardis Volunteer Fire Department ($147k), Crawford Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($147k) and Adamstown Fire Company No 1 ($147k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 21% of the total. At year end it held assets of $420k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $420k.