The Community Fire Company of Rising Sun Incorporated

Analysis

The Community Fire Company of Rising Sun Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Rising Sun, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1995, 31 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Community Fire Company of Rising Sun Incorporated reported income of $1.5m and spending of $954k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.5m (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 65% 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, The Community Fire Company of Rising Sun Incorporated sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hopedale Volunteer Fire Department ($1.5m), Jefferson Hills Fire Rescue Ems ($1.5m) and North Huntingdon Township Volunteer Fire Company & Relief Association ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 50% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $18k. At year end it held assets of $11.5m against liabilities of $269, net assets of $11.5m. It reported 1 employees.