Bethel Community Fire Protection Association Inc

Analysis

Bethel Community Fire Protection Association Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Hertford, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2002, 24 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 December 2023, Bethel Community Fire Protection Association Inc reported income of $214k and spending of $214k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $139k to $214k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Bethel Community Fire Protection Association Inc sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brentwood Volunteer Fire Company ($214k), New Market Volunteer Fire Co Inc ($214k) and Leasburg Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($213k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% of the total. At year end it held assets of $668k against liabilities of $100k, net assets of $569k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.