Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Protection District

Analysis

Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Protection District is a registered charity in United States, based in Rapid City, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1988, 38 years ago. 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, Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Protection District reported income of $604k and spending of $461k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $143k to $604k (+321%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 179%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Protection District sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alabama Assn of Retired Senior Vol Program Directors Incorporated ($604k), Vox Ama Deus ($605k) and American Climate Partners ($604k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 19% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 2 employees.