Belews Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Inc

Analysis

Belews Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Belews Creek, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2019, 7 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, Belews Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Inc reported income of $518k and spending of $451k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $406k to $518k (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Belews Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 70th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blue Ridge Rescue Squad ($518k), Smithsburg Community Volunteer Fire Company ($518k) and Ossining Fire Department Board of Fire Commissioners Inc ($517k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $169k (38% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $181k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 11 employees.