Southwest Marion Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Southwest Marion Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Foxworth, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2011, 15 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 September 2023, Southwest Marion Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $111k and spending of $74k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2023, income grew from $76k to $111k (+46%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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, Southwest Marion Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 41st percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manhasset Lakeville Fire Department Company No 2 Inc ($111k), Richard Reese Employee Relief Fund Inc ($111k) and The Portersville-Muddycreek Township Volunteer Fire Department ($111k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $153k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $153k.