Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Middlesex, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2010, 16 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, Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $1.5m and spending of $530k, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $315k to $1.5m (+368%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 226%. Over the whole period it spent 58% 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, Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Back Mountain Regional Fire and Ems Inc ($1.5m), Tenth District Volunteer Fire Dept ($1.5m) and Cullowhee Volunteer Fire Department ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $76k. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $896k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 9 employees.