Brogden Rural Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Brogden Rural Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Smithfield, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1997, 29 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, Brogden Rural Fire Department Inc reported income of $503k and spending of $297k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $213k to $503k (+136%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 54% 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, Brogden Rural Fire Department Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lower Fredrick Fire Co Inc ($502k), American Logistics Aid Network ($503k) and Kenova Volunteer Fire Dept ($502k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.3% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $20k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $271k, net assets of $2.4m.