Knox Creek Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Knox Creek Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Hurley, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1996, 30 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, Knox Creek Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $442k and spending of $451k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $167k to $442k (+165%), an average of +63% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 228%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, Knox Creek Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emergency Services Educational Center Inc ($442k), Georgia Fire Fighters Burn Foundation Inc ($442k) and Southwest Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($442k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $312k. At year end it held assets of $310k against liabilities of $7,595, net assets of $302k. It reported 15 employees.