Sawmills Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Sawmills Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Granite Falls, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1996, 30 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 June 2024, Sawmills Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $681k and spending of $776k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $526k to $681k (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Sawmills Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hasty Fire Department Inc ($679k), South Foster Volunteer Fire Co ($682k) and Association of Aquatic Professionals ($679k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.8% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $424k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $458k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 41 employees.