Gerton Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Inc

Analysis

Gerton Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Gerton, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1988, 38 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, Gerton Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Inc reported income of $289k and spending of $269k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $180k to $289k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 161%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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, Gerton Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Inc sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 59th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greene County Association of Volunteer Fire Departments ($288k), Hurlock Volunteer Fire Company ($289k) and Cameron Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($288k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $87k. At year end it held assets of $514k against liabilities of $485k, net assets of $29k. It reported 8 employees.