Cape Fear Rural Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Cape Fear Rural Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Broadway, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2026. 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, Cape Fear Rural Fire Department Inc reported income of $542k and spending of $485k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $392k to $542k (+38%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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, Cape Fear Rural Fire Department Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 71st percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boston Cyclists Union ($541k), Greenleaf Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($542k) and Annandale Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated ($541k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.5% and program service revenue 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $20k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $117k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $445k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 6 employees.