Orange Rural Fire Department No 1 Inc

Analysis

Orange Rural Fire Department No 1 Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Hillsborough, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1992, 34 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, Orange Rural Fire Department No 1 Inc reported income of $5.1m and spending of $2.8m, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $5.1m (+101%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 68% 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, Orange Rural Fire Department No 1 Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Cyber Alliance Inc ($5.0m), Sequoia Safety Council Inc ($5.1m) and Humanitarian Openstreetmap Team United States Inc ($5.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $126k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $13.9m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $11.2m. It reported 36 employees.