Vander Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Vander Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Fayetteville, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2007, 19 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 2022, Vander Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.0m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2022, income grew from $999k to $2.1m (+113%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Vander Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rolesville Rural Fire Dept Inc ($2.1m), Rescue Hook & Ladder Company No 1 ($2.1m) and Bakers Volunteer Fire & Rescue Dept ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 55% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $771k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 37 employees.