Garren Creek Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Garren Creek Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairview, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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 June 2024, Garren Creek Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $464k and spending of $332k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $373k to $464k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 65% 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, Garren Creek Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ceredo Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($463k), Community Emergency Response Volunteers of the Monterey Peninsu ($464k) and Bath Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($463k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $69k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $22k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $1,923, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 7 employees.