Rural Perry County Fire Protection Association

Analysis

Rural Perry County Fire Protection Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Perryville, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1992, 34 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Rural Perry County Fire Protection Association reported income of $99k and spending of $50k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $92k to $99k (+7.6%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 296%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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, Rural Perry County Fire Protection Association sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adrian Sandy Fire Co ($99k), Eastport Chemical Fire Engine Company Number One Inc ($99k) and Gilmer Volunteer Fire Department ($99k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 96% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.3m.