The Church Creek Volunteer Fire Co Inc

Analysis

The Church Creek Volunteer Fire Co Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Church Creek, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2000, 26 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, The Church Creek Volunteer Fire Co Inc reported income of $132k and spending of $100k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $159k to $132k (-17%), an average of -3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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 Church Creek Volunteer Fire Co Inc sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ventura Fire Foundation Inc ($132k), Abaco Rescue Fund Non-Profit Corporation ($132k) and Knightens Crossroads Volunteer Fire Dept ($132k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $191k, net assets of $922k.