Scott County Life Saving & First Aid Crew Inc

Analysis

Scott County Life Saving & First Aid Crew Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Gate City, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2007, 19 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 August 2023, Scott County Life Saving & First Aid Crew Inc reported income of $536k and spending of $551k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $651k to $536k (-18%), an average of -4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, Scott County Life Saving & First Aid Crew Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 71st percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Town of Niagara Active Hose Co Inc ($536k), American Bonanza Society Air Safety Foundation Inc ($536k) and Hallettsville Volunteer Fire Dept ($535k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $316k. At year end it held assets of $49k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $49k. It reported 14 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.