Saddletree Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Saddletree Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Lumberton, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2018, 8 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, Saddletree Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $356k and spending of $225k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $315k to $356k (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 78% 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, Saddletree Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tyler Mountain Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($356k), Safe 2 School ($356k) and Archbald Community Ambulance & Rescue Squad ($356k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% of the total. At year end it held assets of $501k against liabilities of $80k, net assets of $421k.