Big Marsh Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

Big Marsh Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Pauls, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2010, 16 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 2023, Big Marsh Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $529k and spending of $589k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $313k to $529k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Big Marsh Volunteer Fire Dept 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 NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Partners for Automated Vehicle Education Inc ($529k), Homer Volunteer Fire Department ($530k) and Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department ($529k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $6,252, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 1 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.