Ringgold Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Ringgold Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Ringgold, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2002, 24 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 2023, Ringgold Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $408k and spending of $428k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $215k to $408k (+89%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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, Ringgold Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tyler County Emergency Squad Unit One ($407k), Kennedyville Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($408k) and First Aid & Rescue Squad Inc of Somerville N J ($407k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $113k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 25 employees.