Merriwether Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Merriwether Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in North Augusta, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1987, 39 years ago. 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, Merriwether Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $507k and spending of $386k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $293k to $507k (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Merriwether Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lexington School for the Deaf ($507k), Oyster River Youth Association ($507k) and Abram Demaree Homestead ($507k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $55k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $464k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 12 employees.