Dell Rapids Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Dell Rapids Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Dell Rapids, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2019, 7 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 2022, Dell Rapids Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $189k and spending of $173k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $152k to $189k (+24%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 62% 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, Dell Rapids Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 49th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Future Fire Academy ($189k), Hamilton Co Special Tactics and Rescue Service ($189k) and Earl Township Volunteer Fire Company No 1 ($189k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.7m.