Ellendale Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Ellendale Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Taylorsville, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2023, 3 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, Ellendale Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $465k and spending of $429k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $347k to $465k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Ellendale Volunteer Fire Department 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 Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department ($464k), Marcellus Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($465k) and Airville Volunteer Fire Company ($464k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $24k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $35k. At year end it held assets of $911k against liabilities of $249k, net assets of $662k. It reported 12 employees.