South Edgecombe Rural Fire Department

Analysis

South Edgecombe Rural Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Pinetops, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2017, 9 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, South Edgecombe Rural Fire Department reported income of $387k and spending of $346k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $297k to $387k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, South Edgecombe Rural Fire Department sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fairmont Firefighters Relief Association ($386k), Brocks Mill Rural Fire Department ($387k) and Clarks Summit Fire Company No 1 Inc ($386k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 59% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $9,125 (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $21k. At year end it held assets of $991k against liabilities of $517k, net assets of $474k. It reported 6 employees.