Raft Swamp Fire and Rescue Department Inc

Analysis

Raft Swamp Fire and Rescue Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lumberton, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2003, 23 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, Raft Swamp Fire and Rescue Department Inc reported income of $382k and spending of $334k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $371k to $382k (+2.9%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 76% 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, Raft Swamp Fire and Rescue Department Inc sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Turn of River Fire Dept Inc ($382k), Allens Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($382k) and Staley Volunteer Fire Department ($382k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $487k, net assets of $959k.